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SOLON 

Indian Account 

Early Settlement 

Incorporation 

Church Account 

Organization — Pastors 

Mercantile and Manufacturing 

Professional Men 

Doctors — Lawyers 

Military Matters 

General Survey 

Town Officers 

Census and Non-Residents 



BINGHAM 

Early Settlement 

Incorporation 

Military Matters 

Mercantile and Manufacturing 

Church Account 

Organization — Pastors 

Professional Men 

Doctois — Lawyers 

General Surve}' 

Town Officers 

Census and Non-Residents 



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When in Solon 
don't lail to \'isit the store of 



MRS. A. p. JONES 

Where ;ill the latest novelties 
can be lound in the line ol" 

Crockery and Con?ectIonercj 
in great variety 

Also Clothing and Underwear, 

Carpeting, Oil Cloti7, 

Tinu/are, Etc. 

Call and see the linest line in Somerset Countv, all up- 
to-date i^oods and prices ri^ht. We keep no 
goods we cannot recommend. The disposition 
ol this store is to do business on honor — laii" 
and scpiare. It is our aim to ser\e you politely, 
promptU' and properh', with least trouble to 
you. Appreciating your patronage, we shall 
study \'our wants in order to turnish you good 
goods at the right prices. The more you know 
our liberal policy the better youMl like this store. 
We inyite you to call again. Always buy lor 
cash and so pay no interest or extra prices lor 
running the accounts. Trade where the\' don't 
gi\e credit and you wont have to help pa\' lor 
what the}' lose on those who don't pa^" their 
bills. Remember the place, opposite hotel. ^| 

MRS. A. F. JONES, Solon, Maine. 



C. A. PAUL, M. D, 

Physician and Surgeon 

74 MAIN STREET SOLON, MAINE 

THOMAS J- YOUNG 
Attorn ey-at-Law 

SOLON, MAINE 

All business receives prompt attention 

Collections a specialty. 

WM. A. BATES, M. D. 
Physician & Surgeon 

Solon, Maine 

Office Hours — When not professionally engaged. 

^ NOTICE ^ 

IF 3'oii want health, go to G. N. SNELL, who car- 
ries all kinds of Fresh Fish in their season. We 
are sole agents for the Narragansett Bay Oyster 
Co., Providence. Also F. L. Jones & Co., Oyster 
Crackers, the best made in New England. 



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CLOTHING 

BOOTS AND SHOES 

FUR COATS 

AND GENTS' FURNISHINGS 

OF EVERY DESCRIl^TION 

AT THE 

VERY LOWEST PRICES 

IS AT 




Next Door to Post Office MADISON. MAINE 

dEO. CU5HINd 

Ho. 3 Unlop Block MADISON. MAlHE 

Has one of the most complete lines of 

Drugs, Family Medicines. Books, Stationery, Fancy and 
Christmas Goods in Somerset County. 

We have no desire to draw you away from your nice drug stores in 
Solon and Bingham, but only to suggest that if you require 
a larger market and a full stock to select from, be sure to 
come to us. We have most everything that is called for and 
at the very lowest prices. We warrant all goods to be as 
represented or money back. All orders by mail promptly 
tilled. Yours for business, 

GEORGE GUSHING. 



)m T©"w^ii Register 



Indian Account 



The Indian history of this valle}' centers about the 
Norridgewock tribe at Old Point in the southwest cor- 
ner of the town of Madison. There had been for 
many generations a contest between the Indians and 
the English in Maine. When Father Rasle, the 
French missionary, came to Old Point in 1695, the 
contest for supremacy became more bitter as Rasle 
was not only desirous of having the Indians continue 
to hold the territory along the Kennebec, but wanted 
to hold the English at bay until the French should as- 
sume control. The Indian, tossed between the surges 
of hatred that rolled between the English and the 
French, was destined to destruction. That destruction 
came in the month of August, 1724, when the English 
Captain Harmon at the head of two hundred armed 
men arrived at Old Point and recklessly shot, pillaged, 



and burned the beautiful Indian village. Rasle was 



6 HISTORICAL 

shot and scalped, with a hirgc number of his dusky 
converts. Tlie Catliolic cliapcl was burned. Men, 
women, cliildren were ruthlessly slaughtered. The 
tribe was tore\er broken uji. The most ot'the last of 
the famous Norridgewocks gathered about the Catholic 
mission, at St. Francis, (^lebec. A few located along 
the banks of the Sandy ri\er, but at the approach of 
the whites, all sa\e Pierpole, a famous Indian chief ot 
Franklin c()unl\-, lied to parts unknown. The sad late 
of the Norridgewocks has brought lorth from the pen 
of Poet and Historian many a line. All mourn the un- 
happy end of the gaUant and enthusiastic missionary 
who labored so zealously to establish the Christian 
faith in the hearts of the red-skinned children of na- 
ture. All mourn the loss of home which befel the 
Norridgewocks, but we can only say it was one of the 
inevitable results of the progress of ci\ ilization. 



Early Settlement 

The town ot Solon was first settled in 1782 and 
was one of the leading towns in the county for many 
years. At an earl}- date the great tertility of the lands 
along the Kennebec became well known and move- 
ments were made to improxe them. JSolon was well 
up in the vallev where the width was less but had 
manv of the fme farms so common to the region 



HISTORICAL 7 

below. So far as we have been able to learn William 
Hilton was the first white settler. He came to Solon 
in the summer ol 1782 and made a clearing and built 
his log cabin. He returned to Anson to spend the 
winter with a brother who lived there. In the follow- 
ing year he came back with his wife and son, David, 
when he made his permanent settlement on Lot 17. 
This was the first permanent settlement in town. Mr. 
Hilton come trom Wiscassett. His two brothers set- 
tled just north of Patterson Bridge. 

This same spring William Hunnewell settled here. 
He took up a lot which has since been divided. The 
old Hunnewell homestead is now the property ol Zina 
Norton. This was a hundred acre lot. 

Not far trom this time Luther Pierce settled on 
a lot between lots 26 and 25. This place is now owned 
by Sarah B. Pierce. The next lot of 100 acres below 
this one was taken up at about the same time by Jona- 
than Bosworth. It is now occupied by Fred Magoon. 

Eleazar Whipple, one of the settlers who were 
here prior to 1784, settled on Lot 25 now the property 
ot Alfreda B. Withington. 

Next to Mr. Whipple and at about the same time 
came Moses Chamberlain on Lot 24. This lot has also 
been divided. The north halt is now owned by Joseph 
C. and George B. Pierce. The south half is now the 
property of Charles Clark. 

Moses Thompson also settled on a lot of one hun- 
dred acres now owned b}' Hiram C. Rice. 



b HISTORICAL 

Other Early Settlers. 

Josi.'ili French came from Saulisbiiry, Mass., in 
1800 and settled on wliat is locally known as French 
Ilill. I lis grandson Josiah French lives there today. 
Moses F'rench who came irom the same place as Josiah 
settled also on French Hill in 1802, took up the lot ad- 
joining Josiah French's. Nicholas Smith settled near 
the town line of Bingham and Solon a little to the east 
of the river. John, Silas, and Simon Maynard settled on 
the river road in 1802. Not far from this time Moses 
and Samuel Eaton came from Saulisbury and took up 
lots on what is now known as Eaton Hill, about four 
miles east of the village. Benjamin Merrill who was 
also from Saulisbury, Mass., came to Solon at an early 
date and settled east of French Hill. Matthew San- 
born settled on Fall Brook about one mile northeast 
from the \illage. He was from Massachusetts. 

These settlers were allowed the above mentioned 
lots in the survey made by Samuel Weston in 1791. 
The settlers lots beside the above were as follows: 
David Pierce, Lot No. 27 of 200 acres l3'ing wholly in 
the town of Bingham. On this lot at this time there 
was a house. David Pierce the owner was a single 
man and lived with his brother," Calvin Pierce on the 
lot next below. Mrs. Fla\ ilia Jewett now owns the 
place. 

Calvin Pierce was assigned in the survey the lot 
which is now the property ot Henry F. Maynard. 



HISTORICAL 9 

To Moses Ayer Island "H" in the Kennebec river 
containing 88 acres was set off. He also had a small 
island west of "Island IF' containing live acres, "ot no 
great value except to guard the large island." 

To William Hilton in addition to the Lot 17 was 
allotted Island "D" of 18 acres adjoining the front of 
Lot 17. Mr. Weston's return sa3-s "This Island will 
accomodate Lot 17 well." 

The above gives in brief the information available 
concerning the earliest comers to the town ot Solon. 

o 

Before we continue farther it is perhaps well to con- 
sider the circumstances which led to the settlement 
and survey of the town and the dissentions which fol- 
lowed and which are of interest to every citizen of the 
town. 

After the close of the Revolutionary War, even 
the boundar}- lines of Massachusetts and her sister 
states were not entirely settled. 

There was a controversy between Massachusetts 
and New York over the line between them. The line- 
was run and it was found that certain lands granted by 
Massachusetts to settlers in the town of Groton laid 
within the bounds of New York. Hence the grant 
was void, and these settlers had no claims on the lands 
above mentioned. 

On Februrary 18, 1791 the General Court of Mas- 
sachusetts passed a resolve on Petition of James Pres- 
cott in behalf of the proprietors of the town of Groton 
praying compensation may be made them for land lost 



lO HISTORICAL 

by running the line between this commonwealth and 
the state of New York. 

Whereupon 6500 aeres ol land were laid out on 
the south side ol wliat was later llie t()\\'n of Solon 
bouiuled on tlie north h/V a line parallel with the south 
line otthe town, and so far distant therei'rom as to in- 
elude 6,300 aeres exelusive ot 500 aeres laid oil to 
settlers In' Sanuiel Weston ;ind reser\ed lor tlu-m. 
'I'he land eon\eved by this resohe \^'as subsecpiently 
deeded to Thomas Spaulding, et al. This deed with 
the settlers lots eo\ered the south 7000 aeres ot the 
town of Solon. 

On the twentx'-lourth of January, 1792 for the 
reason <;"i\c:n abo\ e there was granted to Palmer 
Gardener et al, jiroprietors of Groton 3S.S0 aeres ol 
land in Solon, bounded on south by land granted to 
Thomas Spaulding, et al, and on north by a line paral- 
lel to and three miles distant trom the south line ol the 
town exelusive of lour lots ol 160 acres each reserved 
tor public uses, \iz: one for the lirst settled minister, 
one for the use of the ministry, one for the use ot 
schools in the said township ajul one lor the tuture ap- 
propriation of goNernment, to be laid out near the cen- 
ter of the township and to axerage in goodness with 
the other lots therein. 

Including the public lots this grant contained 4520 
acres and was bounded on the south hv the land 
granted to Thomas Spaulding et al.; and on the north 
b\- a line running east from the Kennebec Rixer par- 



HISTORICAL ir 

allel to and three miles distant from the south line of 
the town. 

There was a similar controvers}' betw^een the 
Commonwealth ol Massaehusetts and the state of New 
Hampshire over the state line, Massachusetts having 
granted to Thomas Stevens et al. certain lands in the 
town of Warner which were afterwards found to be 
in the state of New Hampshire. To compensate them 
for the loss of their land there was granted to Jona- 
than Barnard et al. a tract of land six miles in length 
and three miles in breadth from any of the unappro- 
priated lands in the counties of Lincoln, Hancock, or 
Washington. Pursuant to the grant there was deeded 
to Jonathan Barnard and others the north half of the 
town of Solon, bounded on the south b}' a line parallel 
to and three miles distant fVom the south line of the 
town, reserving four lots of land equal in quality with 
the rest of i6o acres each for public uses, viz., one for 
the first settled minister, one for the use of the minis- 
try, one for the use of the schools, and one for the 
future appropriation of the General Court. 

There was also reserved in the deed to Barnard 
et al, to Calvin Pierce, Eleazar Whipple and Moses 
Chamberlain, settlers on settlers lots, so called, 200 
acres each, and to Luther Pierce, Moses Thompson 
and Jonathan Bosworth 100 acres each. The said 
Luther Pierce and Moses Thompson, who were set- 
tlers since the year 1784 paying each of them th^ 
grantees in the resolve $20 and the said Jonathan 



12 HISTORICAL 

Bosworth a settler bclorc the year 1784 paying them 
$5.00. 

Apparenth' tlie two deeds of the south lialf" to the 
proprietors ol" (jroton were treated by them as one 
grant. They lirst sold to John Ware 3672 aeres from 
the west end of their grant, bounded on the west by 
the river, on the east by a line at right angles to the 
south line of the town and fai enough east to inelude 
the abo\e mentioned number of aeres. 

In 1792 the north half was sur\eyed and lotted 
into 80 aere lots by Benjamin Poor. That ]-)art of the 
south half belonging to Spaulding, Gardener and others 
w^as lotted by Daniel Steward into 160 aere lots. 

Subsequently the southwest part of the town sold 
to John Ware et al. was surveyed and lotted by Eleazar 
Coburn. Neither Ik-njamin Poor nor Daniel Steward 
had the authorit\- to run the di\ ision line between the 
owners of the nortli and south halves. Both ran their 
range lines east and west parallel to the township lines. 
Poor working tVom the north line and Steward work- 
ing from the south line. 'I'he ranges were intended to 
be one half a mile wide so that Poor ran liis south 
range line two and a halt" miles distant from the north 
line of the town. 

Steward intended to ha\ e done the same thing but 
his ehainmen missed a tally in eaeh ol the tirst and 
fourth ranges so his north range line whieh should 
have been two and a half miles north from the south 
line of the town was aetuall>- run l()rt^■ rods farther 



HISI'ORICAL 13 

north. The proprietors of the halves oftlie town e\i- 
dentl}' supposing that eaeh owned one half of it agreed 
that Daniel Steward should run the division line. 

In 1802 Daniel Steward measured from the south 
line to the north line ot the town and run a line in the 
center from east to west, and found the town to be 
from south to north six miles and forty rods. 

Meanwhile the owners of the south tier of lots in 
the north half and the north tier of lots in the south half 
each owning as they supposed a half mile north and 
south had found that between Poor's south range and 
Steward's north range line there was, just a mile, had 
caused a line to be run east and west across thfe town 
midway between the two range lines for the bounds 
of their respective lots. Owing to the mistake made 
by Steward in his survey this division line was twent}' 
rods north of the division line run by Steward in 1802. 

By the terms of their grant, the proprietors of the 
north half were to leave for public uses four lots ot 
160 acres each. On apportioning the land among them- 
selves they lacked land for the public lots. About this 
time thev apparentlv discovered their grant extended 
south to a line three miles distant from the south line 
of the town which would be twenty rods south of the 
division line run bv Steward in 1802. 

Subsequentlv the proprietors of the north half dis- 
covered that the agreement under which Steward ran 
the division line in 1802 was a mistake on their part. 
Instead of ow^ning to the center of the town they owned 



14 IIIS'I'OKICAL 

to a line three miles north ot the south line. In 1811 
the}' employed John G. Neal to run the line division 
true. Neal's line was twenty rods south of the line 
run by Steward. 

The town of Solon was ineorporated in 1809 and in 
1813 the town petitioned the Cireuit Court of Common 
Pleas at Norridgewock praying that a eommittee be 
appointed to designate and set ot\' the se\eral lots of 
land reserved in the original grants lor the use of the 
said town and for public uses. Whereupon E. Cobinn, 
Elihu Bowerman, and AVilliam S^•lvester were ap- 
pointed as a committee to locate the public lots. 

The Forty Rod Strip. 

There were three hundred and twent}' acres lack- 
ing in the north half for public uses, and the committee 
relying upon the wording of the original grant set of 
the east four miles of the forty rod strip h ing between 
the line twent}' rods north ot Steward's center line and 
a line twenty rods south ol" it, which was run bv the 
committee or had been run by some person now un- 
known since Steward ran his Center line in 1802. 
The owners of the lots in the south half ol the town 
adjoining these public lots had been deeded lots 
measuring 160 rods north and south. They were 
bounded on the south by Steward's north range line and 
the one hundred and sixty rc^ls deeded them included 
the public lots. So when these two public lots were laid 
out it took from the adjoining settlers on the south a 



IIISTOHKAI- 15 

strip ol land U)riy rods wide ;iiid four miles long. 
This was deemed by them to be a great hardship and 
was in after times a eaiise of much contro\ersey and 
several lawsuits. The influence ot the ancient settlers 
in town atfairs was such that the town asserted no 
claim to the school lots or the forty rod strip tor more 
than 35 years. About 1850 the trustees of the school 
fund asserted their claim and the adjoining owners 
paid small amounts into the school lund ol the town to 
bu}' up their titles. 



Incorporation. 

The town of Solon was incorporated in 1S09. We 
have given herewith the full text of the act of the i>'en- 
eral court of Massachusetts for this purpose. It fol- 
lows; 

COMVrONWEALTII OF MASSACHUSETTS. 

In the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred 

and Nine. 

An Act to incorporate the plantation numbered one in 
the second range ot townships on the east side of 
the Kennebec river north of the Phmouth claim, 
in the county ol the Kennebec into a township 
by the name of Solon. 



1 6 HISTORICAL 

Sect. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and the 
House of Representatives in General Court assembled 
and b}' the authority of the same, that the township 
numbered one in the second range ot townships on the 
east side of the Kennebec river north of the Plymouth 
Claim in the County of Kennebec, as described with 
the following bounds, with the inhabitants thereon be 
and the same are hereby incorporated and established 
a town by the name of Solon, viz — Bounded on the 
north by Bingham's purchase, cast, by the town of 
Athens, south, b}' the town of Madison, and west, b}' 
a line drawn on the middle oi Kennebec river — and 
the said town of Solon is hereby \ested with all the 
powers and privileges and shall also be subject to all 
the duties and requisitions of other towns according to 
the constitution and laws of the Commonwealth. 

Sect. 2. (First meeting how called) Be it further 
enacted, that any Justice of the Peace, for the Count}' 
of Kennebec, be and he is hereby authorized to issue 
his warrant directed to some suitable inhabitant, of the 
said town ot Solon, requiring him to notil}' and warn 
the inhabitants of the said town qualified by law to 
vote in town affairs, to meet at such convenient time 
and place as shall be appointed in said warrant for the 
choice of all such officers as towns are by law to 
choose at their annual town meetings. 



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Warrant for the First Town Meeting. 
1809. 

To Jonas Heald of the town of Solon in the county 
of Kennebec, 

Gentleman — 

Greeting: You are hereby required in the name 
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to notity and 
warn the male inhabitants of the said town of Solon 
who are qualitied by law to vote in town meetings, viz., 
such as pa}' to one single tax beside poll or polls, a 
sum equal to two thirds of a single poll tax to assemble 
at the dwellin": house of Caleb Ilobart in said town ol 
Solon Yoeman, on Monda}' the Twent}' seventh day ot 
March Inst, at one of the clock in the afternoon on 
said day, to act on the following articles, viz., 

ist. To chose a Moderator to govern said meeting. 
2d, To chose all such officers as towns are required to 
choose at their annual meetings. Given under my hand 
and seal at Norridgewock this ninth day ol March in 
the 3'ear ol our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
nine. 

Richard Sawtelle, Justice of Peace. 
Solon, March 27th, 1809 

Pursuant to the within warrant to me directed I 
have notitied and warned the inhabitants of said town 
qaulitied as therein expressed to assemble at the time 
and place and for the purpose w^ithin mentioned. 

Jonas Heald. 



1 8 HISTORICAL 

Church Account 

Organization — Pastors. 

Methodist Episcopal Churcil 

For nian\' \cars Solon was included in Norridgc- 
wock Circuit and was rcguarly \isited by the preach- 
ers iVom that place, but the early records ha\e been 
lost so that wc ha\'e a meagre record of the work that 
was done, until 1805 when Daniel Ricker was the 
pastor. At that time a great re\ival swept over the 
town. It still continued a part of Norndgewock Cir- 
cuit until as late as 1830 when it was set off from the 
former, and Rev. E. Ilotchkiss was the preacher in 
charge. The union meeting house (now known as the 
Congregational church) was built in 1837, the Meth- 
odists owning one-fourth of it and occupving it one- 
fourth of the time. In 1858 the Methodists decided 
to haxe preaching in the village half of the time; and 
to this end the}' hired the town hall for meetings one- 
Iburth of the time. In 1859 they built their present 
house of worship. The church building has been 
greatly improved by putting in steel ceilings and sev- 
eral memorial windows. Several preachers and preach- 
ers' wives ha\e gone out from this church and are 
doing a grand work in the Master's \ine\ard. The 
church now numbers 63 resident members with a 
goodl\' number on probation. The Sunda\' School has 
an a\erage attendence ot nearly tilt}" and is in a very 
prosperous condition. 



HISTORICAL 19 

The following persons have served the church as 
pastors in the order in which they are given: E. 
Hotchkiss, 1831; M. Lutkin, 1832; M. Ward, 1833; 
O. Bent, 1834; M. Wight, 1837; M. Brown, 1838; H. 
True, 1839; J. Allen, 1840; J. Farrington, 1842; J. M. 
Hutchinson, 1843; W. Bates, 1844; H. Nickerson, 
1845; A. Alton, 1846-7: T. Hill, 1848; J. Gerry, 1849; 
W. H. Foster, 1850; W. C. Stevens, 1855; J. Collins, 
1856; J. Armstrong, 1857-8; S. Ranks, 1859; W. H. 
Foster, 1860-1; A. Hatch, 1862-3; D- Waterhouse, 
1864-6; E. T. Adams, 1867-8; J. H. Moores, 1869; 
H. Crockett, 1870-1 ; L. P. French, 1872-4; E, Gerry, 
1875; D. Church, 1876; H. B. Wardwell, 1877-8; G. 
D. Holmes, 1879-80; G. W. Barber, 1881-2; W. B. 
Bartlett, 1883-4; J- R- Mastcrman, 1885; C. A. Laugh- 
ton, 1886-8; J. L. Fulsom, 1889; C. A. Laughton, 
1890; J. R. Remick, 1891-3; D. R.Ford, 1894-5; ^'^'^• 
T. Chapman, 1896-7; T. Whiteside, 1898-1901; E. T. 
Adams, 1902-3. 

Congregational Church. 

On September 30, 1806 a Congregationalist church 
society was organized in Solon. Eleazcr Whipple, 
Thomas Merrill, Calvin Pierce, Deborah Pierce, and 
Elizabeth Rowe were the original members. Later 
the organization was merged into a church at South 
Solon. From 181 1 till 1819 this society joined with 
the one at the Upper Settlement as Bingham was then 
known. This union was dissolved in 1809. 



20 HISTORICAL 



Oil J. 'in lira ry 25, 1S42 a brancli of the church at 
Soutli S()h)n was organized into a separate societ\' at 
Solon. Its members were Timothy Spaulding, Sihis 
Maynard, Nancy vSpaulding, Sally Varnum, Lucy Ma}'- 
nard. Bathsheba Maynard, Mary Morse, Joseph May- 
nard, Lucinda Pierce and Docas Bosworth. ^fhe 
meeting house at Solon Village was erected in 1837. 
It was owned by the Baptist, Congregationalists, Meth- 
odists and Universalists in equal shares. 

The pastors have been the following: Cyrus Stone, 
Januar\- 22, 1842 to August 31, 1844; Henry Smith, 
September i, 1844, December Zs,, 1845; Levi Loring 
supplied till September i, 1846; Sidne}' Turner, Sep- 
tember I, 1846, June 22, 1856; George W. Fargo, 
August 17, 1856, to August 17, 1857; Sidne}' Turner, 
August 17, 1857, to November i, 1858; George W. 
Fargo, Januar}- i, 1859, to January 4, i860; William S. 
Thompson, February 19, i860, to February 19, 1861; 
George W. Hathaway, January i, 1861, to January i, 
1863, John K. Deering, November i, 1863 to Septem- 
ber 30, 1865; Henr\- (). Thayer, October i, 1865, to 
October i, 1867; John K. Deering, October 27, 1867, 
to October 27, 1868; Edwin P. Wilson, supplied three 
months in 1868-69; J. E. Fullerton, supplied seven 
months in 1869; William H. Rand supplied one 3'ear, 
1870; Ezra N. Smith, supplied from January i, 1871, 
to July 8, 1877; John W. Brownville, December 16, 
1877, to April I, i8cSo; Robert M. Peacock, May 9, 
1880, to May 26, 1883; Thomas F. Millett, October 19, 



HISTORICAL 21 

1884, to April 8, 1888; Charles S. Bates, April 8, 1888, 
to June I, 1889; Gilbert M. Hamilton, June 9, 18S9, to 
August 28, 1892; Truman A. Merrill, January i, 1894, 
to January i, 1895; Calvin Kezar, January i, 1895, to 
February 17, 1896; George K. Goodwin, March 24, 
1896, to September 30, 1899; William G. Wade, 
December i, 1899, to October i, 1903; Charles F.Sar- 
gent, October i, 1903. 



Mercantile Account 

Mr. Edmund Coolidge has kindly given us the fol- 
lowing data regarding the merchants and their place 
of business in the histor}^ of the town of Solon. Mr. 
Elisha Coolidge and a Mr. Rouse came here and traded 
together. Mr. Coolidge came from Hallowell, and 
Rouse trom Boston. These men continued in busi- 
ness at this place for upwards half a century. Their 
place of business was a little above the residence of 
Edmund Coolidge. 

B. Boise came here from Skowhegan many 3'ears 
ago and kept hotel, and a store on the present site ot 
C3TUS Hunnewell's residence. Cyrus Tibbetts and 
Chandler Knights came here from Bingham and traded 
in a store on the site where the house of Mr. Fred 
Curtis now sits. Theodore Smith came from Water- 
ville and traded where Edmimd Coolidge now has his 
office. Samuel Gage came from Madison and was in 



2 2 HISTORICAL 

partnership for a timi' with Theodore Smith. A Mr. 
Spauldini;- came tVoni ^Vnson and traded in a store on 
the same site as the store where Moses Townsend now 
trades, jaeob Lowell eame iVom Concord, Maine and 
traded in the same store as Spaulding. Sumner Webb 
came iVom Anson and traded in the same phiee wliere 
Mr. Coolidge's otRce is h)cated. lle/ekiah Dodge and 
Samuel Gage were in business together tor a time. 
Dodge came from Hedgecomb, Maine. 

lulmund Coolidge came from Li\ermore Center, 
iNIaine. His place ot business was near the jilace 
wliere his present residence is. 

William Rowell, Asa Hickory, Herbert Moore, 
Joseph Buswell, Absalom Parkman, Levi Rowell, John 
Batchelder, James Pierce, B. H. Durrell, William 
Lowell, Jonathan Lowell, Frank Rowell, P21ijah Gro\er 
and Joshua Gray together with the present ones make 
up the greater number of Solon's merchants. 

Manufacturing Account. 

The manul'acturing history of the town of Solon 
begins at an early date. It seems that early owmers 
of this territory in the north half ol the towm were 
desirous of establishing settlers upon the difl'erent lots 
and found that it was necessary to have providetl mills 
tor the manufacture of lumber and the grinding of 
grain, in order to induce settlers to locate. At a 
meeting of the proprietors of the north halt on March 



HISTORICAL 23 

6, 1793, there was voted to one Joseph Jones, Jr., six 
lots of land, "On condition that he the said Joseph 
Jones, Jr., doth give a bond of reasonable sum with 
two good bondsmen that he will build and complete a 
saw mill and a grist mill and settle four settlers on the 
said half township within three years from the last 
day of Januar}-, 1793, he being the highest bidder." So 
far as we have been able to learn, Mr. Jones was un- 
able to lullfil his contract. Undoubtedl}' in about 
1793-4 Calvin Pierce built the first mills about fifteen 
rods above the point where the present dam is located 
on Fall Brook. The first dam was remodeled in about 
twelve years from the time it was built, it was re- 
moved and the dam which occupied the site of the 
present one was built. Several freshets have destro3'ed 
the dams built at dilferent times at this point. Moses 
Campbell built a saw mill near the present bridge at 
at the village, and operated it some eight or ten 3'ears. 
William Hobby and David White sometime in the 
fifties bought the partially destroyed mill ot Elijah 
Grover and removed it to the village on Fall brook at 
a point a short distance below the present grist mill. 
This mill was destroyed by a freshet. 

Elijah Grover is credited with first developing the 
power at Carratunk falls. About 1833 he bought the 
land on the east side at the tails of Jesse Pierce, and 
two years later he bought of Joseph Spaulding Jr., the 
land on the west side. The next year a count}' road 
was laid out to the end ol the completed bridge at the 



24 HISTORICAL 

falls. Within a \car or two after, Mr. Grovcr built a 
saw mill on the west side of the lalls, and a grist mill 
on the east side. He also built the bridge above men- 
tioned about the same time. About 1S46 the bridge and 
grist mill at this point were j^raetieall}- destroj-ed by a 
treshet. The saw mill was sold to Stillman Stone who 
was killed in a fall from the iVame while taking down 
the mill. This power remained practically idle till 
December iScSy, when the privelege was bonded by 
Staunton Day and David T. Mills. The deal was closed 
in July following, whereby the ]")r()pertv was trans- 
lerred. In i8(S9 the jndp mill was undei process of 
construction. It was opened in 1(891. Se\en years 
later Da}- and Mills failed, and the bondholders took 
possession and in February- 1898 the property was con- 
ve3'ed to the Moosehead Co. On the first day of April 
ot this year Hon. Turner Buswell as superintendent, 
started the mill. The International Paper Co. assumed 
ownership of the mill in 1899. Mr. Buswell continued to 
superintend the mill till July 1900. He w^as succeeded 
by Joseph S. D. Greene the present superintendent. 
This industry has been of untold benefit to the com- 
munity round about and should be appreciated. 

The Grist mill owners at the \ illage have been the 
following so far as we ha^•e been able to learn. Calvin 
Pierce, William Fletcher, Asa Buswell, Joseph P. Bus- 
well, Greenleaf C. Randlette, Baker & Stuart. Other 
industries ha\ e been Allen B. AVilson, carding and 
cloth dressing, the Solon steam mill Co., and the Solon 



HISTORICAL 25 

Creamery Co., of which special mention should be 
made as it is one of the most important industries to 
the agricultural classes in particular, that is to be found 
in this section. This company was organized June 17, 
1893, and the same fall its building was completed. 
The manufacture ot butter was begun the following 
year. Its capital is $10,000 largeh' in the hands ot 
business men of Solon yillage, though some ot the 
tarmers hold some of the stock. The plant at Solon 
cost $5,000. The company operates creameries at 
Norridgewock, Harmony and Palermo. The officers 
of the corporation are as follows: Selden F. Greene, 
president; Perry S. Longley, secretary and treasurer, 
Leon S. Merrill, manager. 



Professional Men 

Physicians 

The first physician that located at Solon was 
Mortimer Bodwell. He located in the house known 
as the Luther Pierce house w^here Mrs. John L. Pierce 
now" resides. Dr. Parsons was here not far from two 
years, and w^ent to St. Albans. Dr. Houghton was 
here not far from lour years. Dr. Steyens practiced 
in this place four or fiye. 3'ears. Dr. Kmgsman was 
here in practice for a few years. Dr. Hunnewell now 
at Madison, practiced successfully for a time at this 



26 HISTORICAL 

place. Dr. J. Moore bc^aii j^ractice here in iS6o, and 
has been in jiraetiee since tliat time. I)i\ Moore has 
won an en\ iabie reputation as a suecesslul combatant 
ol diphtheria, bein^ first in this region to cope with 
this dread disease. 

SoU)n is esjK'cialh" well supplied todav with medi- 
cal talent ol a high order, iier physicians being Dr. 
Moore, above mentioned, Dr. S. K. Greene, well know^i 
as a tine surgeon, Dr. C A. Paul, who has had a large 
practice here lor many years, and Dr. Bates who 
has recently come to this place, and gives promise 
ot being a successful practicioner. 

La\vy]:rs 

Fdias Cobb, Silas B. A. Ilaynes, Oliver R. Rach- 
eller, \Villiam M. E. Brown, Klbridge Savage, Edwin 
D. Nash, Seth II. Willard, Levi Greenleaf, George W. 
(jower, William B. Thrown, Tiu'ner Buswell and 
Thomas J. "\'oung, make up Solon's list ol lawvers. 



Military flatters 

AVith the kind and \aluable assistance ot" lion. 
^Nloses French, ol vSolon, we are able to give the fol- 
lowing concerning the record of Solon in the War of 
the Rebellion. The following soldiers appear on the 
records as residents ol Solon: 



HISTORICAL 27 

Lewis Andrews, private, enlisted Oct. 28, '61; 
discharged June 20, '64. Francis E. Baker, corpoi-al, 
enlisted Sept. 10, '62; discharged Aug. 25, ^6;^', en- 
listed as sergeant Sept. 3, '65; killed Oct. 27, '64. 
Alonzo Bosworth, private, enlisted March 9, '65. 
Elihu A. Brown, private, enlisted Aug. 21, ^6z', dis- 
charged June 4, '65. Henr}' Butler, sergeant, enlisted 
Nov. 21, '63; discharged Dec. 6, '65. Henry R. 
Chirk, private, enlisted May 30, '62 ; discharged May 
30, '65. Matthew N. S. Clark, died in service. 
Othello Clark, private, enlisted Jan. 4, '64; discharged 
July 16, '65. Warren Clark, private, enlisted Sept. 19, 
'64; discharged June 30, '65. Nathan V. Cook, ser- 
geant, enlisted Sept. 21, '61; promoted commissary ser- 
geant; discharged Nov. 25, '64. Coloston Cross, 
private, enlisted Aug. 5, ^6t,', killed June 16, 64. 
Hannibal H. Cross, sergeant, enlisted Sept. 2, '64; dis- 
charged July 21, '65. Lewis Cross, Jr., private, enlisted 
April 23, '61 ; discharged Aug. 5, '61 ; enlisted as cap- 
tain Sept. 5, '61; commissioned captain March 25, '64; 
died of wounds, June 1,64. Hiram Daggett, Illinois 
regiment. Samuel Daggett, California regiment. 
Lorestine Danlorth, private, enlisted Dec. 21, '61; dis- 
charged Jan. 15, '65. Selden A. Davis, private, en- 
listed Sept. 8, '64; discharged June 30, '65. Nathaniel 
Darwin, private, enlisted Sept. 10, '62; died March 23, 
'635 John G. Forsyth, private, enlisted Oct. i, '61; 
discharged. Peter Frazier, private, enlisted Oct. 5, '61 ; 
discharged Oct. 10, 6z. Robert Free, private, enlisted 



28 HISTORICAL 

Sept. 23, '61; died April 11, '62. Rev. Joseph P. 
l^^eneli, first lieutenant, promoted to eajHuin, enlisted 
Dec. 12, '61; drowned Auii,. 6, '62. Olixer French, 
corporal, enlisted Auiz;. i<S, '62; died Oct. i, '64. 
Moses French, captain, commissioned, Dec. uS, '63; 
discharged, Dec. 6, '65. Fl bridge G; Gordon, ^Nlassa- 
chusetts reiiiment. Charles W. Hall, corporal, enlisted 
Sept. 10, '()2 ; died March 14, '63. Flijah G. Hall, 
]-)ri\ate, enlisted Oct. 7, '61 ; discharged April 2, '62. 
George W.Hall, sergeant, enlisted Sept. 10, '62; dis- 
charged Ian. 30, '63. Eastman Hathorn, pri\ate, en- 
listed Jul\- 29, '62 ; discharged April 4, 63. Franklin 
Hathorn, pri\ate, enlisted Sept. 10, '62 ; died April 16, 
"63. wSamuel Heald, pri\ate, enlisted Nov. 2, '61; 
Warren Heald, 21st Michigan regiment. Eugene 
Hinkley, private, enlisted Now 20, '61; died Aug. 24, 
'63. Jonathan Houghton, assistant surgeon, com- 
missioned Sept. 7, '61; discharged June 17, '62. S. 
Hunnewell, private, enlisted May 2S, '61. Heman 
Hunnewell, Jr., pri\ate, enlisted April 29, '61; dis- 
charged June 28,^64. Randall Hunnewell, Massachu- 
setts regiment, sergeant; killed in battle. William C 
Jackson, pri\ate, enlisted Now i, '61; John A. Jack- 
man, Calilornia regiment. Ruel Jewett, private, en- 
listed April 2^, Y-)i; discharged June 9, '63; Walter S. 
Jewett, private, enlisted No\'. 21, '63; discharged Nov. 
16, '6s. Elijah D. Johnson, wagoner, enlisted Sept. 10, 
'62; discharged Aug. 25, \)]. LlewUyn Jones, 13th 
Massachussetts regiment. Ruel B. Jones, pri\ate, en- 



HISTORICAL 29 

listed Sept. 10, '62; discharged Aug. 25, '63; enlisted 
Dec. 31, '63; promoted sergeant; discharged July 16, 
'65. Thomas Kellev, private, enlisted Sept. 10, '62; 
discharged Aug. 25, '63. George M. Longle}-, captain, 
enlisted as lirst lieutenant Sept. 16, '62; commissioned 
captain June 23, '63; discharged Aug. 25, '63. Abra- 
ham Manchester, private, enlisted Sept. 15, '64; dis- 
charged June 30, ''6^. George H. Ma}'berry, private, 
enlisted April 22, '61; discharged Aug. 5, '61. James 
McCollar, private, enlisted Nov. 17, '62; discharged 
June 28, '65. John McCollar, pri\ate, enlisted Sept. 
10, '62; discharged Aug. 25, '63. Michael McCollar, 
private, enlisted Sept. 10, '62; died March 6, '63. 
Phineas McCollar, sergeant, enlisted June 10, '62; dis- 
charged June 5, '65. Thomas McCollar, private, en- 
listed Sept. TO, '62; discharged Aug. 2^, '63. Manney 
McFadden, private, enlisted Aug. 20, '64; discharged 
June 30, '65. Peter McCollar, sergeant, enlisted Sept. 
10, '62; discharged Aug. 25, '63. Henry II. Mclntire, 
private, enlisted Sept. 8, '64; discharged June 20, '65. 
Calvin F. Merrill, pri\ate, enlisted Sept. 10, '62; dis- 
charged Aug. 2^, '63, John F. Merrill, private, en- 
listed Dec. 13, '63; discharged Aug. 19, '65. Hiram 
Norton, private, enlisted July 30, ''62; discharged G. O. 
No. 37, June 14, '65. Charles E. Parkman, pri^■ate, 
enlisted Sept. 3, '64; discharged June 30, '65. Ruel 
Parkman, corporal, enlisted Sept. 3, '64; discharged 
June 30, '65. William H. Parkman, private, enlisted 
Sept. 3, '64; discharged June 30, '65. William Phillip, 



30 HISTORIC'AT. 

private, enlisted Aug. 14, '6^:5; discharged Sept. i, '65; 
Ephraim W. Pomeroy, pri\ate, enlisted Dec. 10, '61 ; 
died March 8, '62. Fernando C. Pomero}-, private, 
enlisted Aug. 12, '61; died March 21, '62. Dan- 
iel II. Raymond, pri\ate, enlisted Sept. 3, '64; dis- 
charged MaN' 28, '65. Charles E. Roberts, private, 
enlisted Oct. 21, '61; discharged Nov. 25, '64. David 
Rowell, Jr., private, enlisted Sept. 10, '62; discharged 
Aug. 2^, '6t,. Re-enlisted Sept. 14, '64; discharged as 
sergeant, June 30, '6c^. George Royal, corporal, en- 
listed wSept. 10, '62; died Jul\- 28, '63. Closes B. 
Royal, private, enlisted No\-. 30, '61; died June 
10, '62. Frank Satiord, pri\ ate, enlisted Sept. 6, '61 ; 
discharged Jan. 18, '65. Henry Sands, private, en- 
listed Aug. 29,^64; discharged July 13, '6^. Elbridge 
G. Savage, captain, enlisted April 29, Yh ; promoted 
Ma}- 25, '61; discharged Sej')t. ti,Y)I. Reuben Saxage 
Jr., pri\ate, enlisted March 25, '65; discharged May 19 
'65. William II. Savage, private, tirst lieutenant, com- 
missioned July 27, '64; discharged June 28, '65. 
Charles L. Scribner, private, enlisted Sept. 7, '64; dis- 
charged May 28, '65. Alphon/.o .Shattuck, j-irix ate, en- 
listed Dec. 13, Y)i; died Aug. 16, Y)2. William 
Shattuck, private enlisted March 26, Y)2; discharged 
April 8, '65. Francis P. Sheridan, piixate, enlisted 
Oct. 2^, Yh ; discharged June 2<,, Y)3. Re-enlisted 
Sept. 21, '64; discharged June 5, Y)5. Thomas Sl\ney, 
private, enlisted Aug. 25, '61; discharged May 10, '63. 
George R. Smith, Q^. M. Sergeant, enlisted Dec. 13, 



HISTORICAL 31 

^6^^; discharged Ma\- 22, '65. IIcnr\' A. Smith, ]")ri\ate, 
enlisted Dec. 7, '61 ; discharged May (S, '62, Joseph 
Stevens, Massachusetts Regiment. i\delbert M, 
Thompson, private, enlisted Nov. 25, '62; transferred 
Oct. 3, ''61,. Danville Thompson, sergeant, enlisted 
Nov. 27, '61; killed in action Sept. 19, '64. Eastman 
Thompson Jr., prixate, enlisted Nov. 27, '61; missing, 
probably killed in battle. Erastus Thompson, private, 
enlisted May i, '61; died April 2^, '63. Danville C. 
Thurston, private, enlisted Dec. 11, '61; discharged 
April 17, '62. (jilbert Thurston, 30th Wisconsin Regi- 
ment. Leander F. Thurston, sergeant, enlisted Nov. 
2, '61 ; discharged Aug. 20, '65. John W. Walker, pri- 
vate, enlisted Sept, 10, '62; died Dec. 5, '64. Amos J. 
Wentworth, corporal, enlisted Sept. 10, '62; discharged 
Aug. 25, '63. Albert J. Williams, pri\ate, enlisted Mar. 
18, '65; discharged Oct. 14, '65. Benjamin {.Williams, 
30th Wisconsin Regiment. A. B. Williams, 26th ^[as- 
sachusetts Regiment. John L. Wilson, private, enlis- 
ted Dec. 13, '63; discharged Dec. 6, '65. Joseph II. 
Wilson, 26th Massachusetts Regiment. Luther T. 
French, chaplain, 20th Maine Inlantrw Abner W\- 
man, 13 Massachusetts Regiment. 

We give in the following the HONOR ROLL of 
this town, and let e\'ery citizen ot Solon read this list 
with reverence : 

Names ot Solon men who died in the ser^'ice — 
Francis E. Baker, died Oct. 27, 1864; ^Nlathew U. S. 
Clark, died in Libby Prison; Lewis Cross Jr., died June 



32 IIISTORICAT. 

17, 1864; Coloston Cross, died June 16, 1864; Nathaniel 
Dawin, died INIareh 23, 1863; 01i\er Freneh, died Oet. 
I, 1864; Charles W. Hall, died March 14, 1863; Frank- 
lin llathorn, died April 16, 1863; Eiioene Ilinkley, 
died A11S4. -4? I'^^.Si l-^andall llunnewell, killed in bat- 
tle; Michael McCollor, died March 6, 1863; Ephraim 
W. Poniero}-, died March 8, 1 862 ; Fernando C. l^omeroy, 
died March 21, 1862; George Ro3'al, died Jul\' 28, 
1863; Moses B. Royal, died June 10, 1862; Alphonzo 
Shattuck, died Aug. 16, 1862; Joseph Stevens, died at 
Port Roval; Danville Thompson, died Sept. 19, 1864; 
Eastman Thompson, Jr., died in Rebel Prison; Erastus 
Thompson, died April 2^^ ^863; John W. Walker, 
died Dec. 5, 1864; Robert Free, died April 11, 1862; 
Rev. Joseph P. French, died Aug. 6, 1862. 

Revolutionary Soldiers. 

Solon has a goodh" number of Revolutionary 
Soldiers credited to her. Among the number are 
Enoch Jackman, Da\id Pierce, Moses Chamberlain, 

Mathew , Jonathan Bosworth, Joseph Maynard, 

Luther Pierce, William llunnewell, William Hilton, 
Thomas Hunnewell. 

Enoch Jackman, Tormerly of Salisbury, Massachu- 
setts, was a private on the Lexington Alarm Roll ol 
Capt. Stephen Merrill's Company, lie saw three and 
a half davs service at the time of the Concord and 
Lexington battle. He was later gi\en the rank of 
corporal, and died in Solon, December 30, 1833. 



Historical a-32 

David Pierce, formerly from Chestertield, N. H., 
saw a year ot service beginning July 18, 1779. He 
served under Major Ellis. He died in Solon, April t6, 
182 1. Moses Chamberlain enlisted in the Revolution- 
ar}' army at the age of 19 years. He lived in Sqlon 
but was buried in Bingham. He died December 9, 

1833- 

]Mathew Sanborn was private in the United States 

infantr^• in a New Hampshire company. He served 

throughout the war, being among the number who 

were at Valle}' Forge. He reach the rank of captain. 

His death occurred at Solon on x\pril 26, 1853 at the 

advanced age ot nearly 94 years. 

Solon was represented in the war of 181 2 by 

David Whipple, who was stationed at Fort Lincohi 

and Simon Ma\nard. 



General Survey 

In Solon toda\' we hnd the following orders form 
an important element in the social life of this place and 
the}' call our attention to the following particulars in 
regard to them: 

Masonic 

Keystone Lodge No. 80, F. and A. M. wns in- 
stituted June 27, 1855. 

Its first elective officers were: O. R. Batchellor, 
W. M; Isaac W. Adams, S. W; E. G. Savage, J. W; 



32-b HISTORICAL 

Joel Colby, Trcas; John Pierce, Sec; Lvniun Ma^niird, 
S. D; J.' G. Thompson, J. D; Edward Paul, S. S; 
Samuel Curtis, J. S; G. W. Fargo, Chap; M. W. 
Burnham, Marshall; Charles Crymble, T\ler. 

The Past Masters are: O. R. Bacheller, Isaac W. 
Adams, Horace W. Chancy, Calvin Mavnard, Tilson 
C. Jones, Turner I^uswell, William W. Hambell, 
Alonzo Moore, Randall F. Durrill, Charles B. Mclntire 
Oliver B. French, Joseph D. Merrill, Selden F. Greene, 
Daniel K. Williams, George W. Gower, Leslie W. 
Mclntire, Malon Patterson, L3'man C. Jewett, Cor- 
nelius A. Merrill, Wright S. Cram, Leander V. Mc- 
lntire, William W. Jackman. 

Its present officers are as follows: Fred Magoon, 
W. M; Turner Davis, S. W; Lewis G. Whipple, J. 
W; Perry Longley, Sec; Lyman C. Jewett, Treas; 
William H. Tozier, S. D; Martner L. French, J. D; 
Thomas Matson, S. S; Thomas Cross, J. S; Malon 
Patterson, Mar; Oliver W. Hilton, Tyler. 

Keystone Chapter No. 78, O. E. S. was instituted 
in the fall of 1902. 

Its tirst elective officers were: Mabel D. Magoon, 
W. M; Malon Patterson, W. P; Jennie W. Goodwin, 
Asso. M; Anna B. Buswell, Conductress; Emily S. 
Patterson, Asso. Conductress; Perry S. Longley, Sec; 
L^dia Cross, Treas; Nanc}' Matson, Adah; Lizzie 
Vittum, Ruth; Mabel Vittum, Esther; Ethel Hilton, 
Martha; Ida Davis, Electa; Parthena Hilton, Warden; 



HISTORICAT. C-32 

O. W. Hilton, Sentinal; Sarah B. Pierce, Cliap; Fla- 
vilLi D. Cates, Mar; Carrie B. Longle}-, Organist. 

Its present otBcers are: Jennie W. Goodwin, W. 
M; Turner Buswell, W. P; Anna B. Bnswell, Asso. 
M; Sarali B. Pierce, Sec; Lizzie Vittiim, Treas; 
Emily S. Patterson, Conductress; Mabel Vittum, Asso. 
Conductress; Nanc}' B. Matson, Ada; Eula Irving, 
Ruth; Ida Davis, Esther; Emma Irving, Martha; 
Annie Williams, Electa; Sarah E. Stevens, Warden; 
Oliver W. Hilton, Sentinal; Rachel York, Chap; Fla- 
villa D. Cates, Mar; Carrie B. Longley, Organist. 

Brother Malon Patterson at the last session ot the 
Grand Chapter was elected Associate Grand Patron. 

Odd Fellows 

Solon Lodge No. 128, I. O. O. F. w^as instituted 
October 4, 1892, with the loUow^ing charter members: 
Wright S. Cram, O. O. Vittum, Albert C. Merrill, 
Albert F. Jones, Mortimer York, Charles A. Moore, 
Daniel S. York, Sidney W. Balentine, Warran N. Rice, 
John C. McCoUar, Leon S. Merrill, Streeter Danforth, 
Timothy Smith, Joshua N. Hilton Elmer Jones, Perry 
S. Longley. Roscoe Remick. 

Its First Elective Officers were: Nelson J. Hilton 
N. G; Leon S. Merrill, V. G; Charles A. Morse, Rec. 
Sec; Albert C. Merrill, Fin. Sec; Timothy Smith, 
Treas. 

Its Present Officers are: Marshall L. Williams, 
N. G; Malon Patterson, V. G; Perry S. Longley, Rec. 



32-cl mSTOKU'AI. 

Sec; William 11. Sopi-r, V\n. Sec; Sclden F. Greene, 
Treas. 

Its Past CTraiuls ha\ e been: |()shua X. Hilton, 
1893; Leon S. Merrill, 1894; Wri<i^ht S. Cram, 1895; 
Albert C Merrill, 1896; Ceorge C. Patten, 1897; 
Henry M. Wilson, 1898; Selden F. (ireen, 1899; 
Perr\- S. Longle}", 1900; Charles S. Rowell, 1901; 
Sidney T. Baker, 1902; Marshall L. Williams, 1903. 

Northern Light Rebekah Lodge 1. (). (). F. No. 
76, was instituted May 21, 1896. 

Its tirst ofhcers were: Helen Hilton, N. G; Flora 
Pollard, V. G; Ethel M. Hilton, Rec. Sec; Bertha 
Whipple, Fin. wSee; Fmih' Patterson, Treas. 

Its present otlicers are: Mar\- French, N. G; 
Emily Patterson, V. G; Ruby Cross, Rec. wSec ; 
Blanche Nye, Fin. Sec; Sarah Thompson, Treas. 

Past Noble Grands are: Helen Hilton, 1896; 
Flora Pollard, 1897; Liz/ie Vittum, 1898; Jennie 
Jones, 1899; WinnielVcd Hilton, 1900; I^thel Hilton, 
1901 ; C)li\e vSpaulding, 1902. 

Pa'irons oi- Hi sp.andry 

North Somerset (irange No. 218, P. of II. was 
instituted March 17, 1876 with the i'ollowing charter 
members: Ansel Holwav and wife, L. F. Mclntire 
and wife, L. K. Williams and wife, j. S. Mclntire and 
wife, Eastman Thompson, A. M. Ma\nard and wile, 
Sewell Jewett and wife, Mil ford Mclntire and wife, 



HISTORICAL e-32 

Stephen Merrill and wife, Moses Thompson and wile, 
William Drury, William B. Clark and wife, J. A. 
Drury, O. H. McFadden, L. D. Rowell, A. W. Rowell, 
Jothan Whipple, Mrs. G. W. Dowin. 

The following have been past masters of this 
grange: J. S. Mclntire, Stephen Merrill, L. D. Rowell, 
T. F. Boothby, William Clark, Benjamin Merrill, M. 
M. Dan forth, Eugene Dan forth, Hannah Thompson, 
W. W. Russell, S. P. Tinkham, George C. Patten, A. 
B. Walker. M. P. Pollard, Grant Witham. 

MoRDERN Woodmen. 

The Solon Camp of Mordern Woodmen of 
Ameriea was instituted at Solon, May 10, 1901. Its 
charter members numbered thirty. Its tirst principal 
officers were the following: V^. C. Thomas J. Young; 
Clerk, Maurice Severy. Its officers for 1902 were 
V. C. Grant Witham; Clerk, Wallace Dyer. In 1903 
its officers are R. T. Mayhew, V. C; Fred Sever}", 
Clerk. 

The present membership is 55. The meetings of 
the Camp are held on the second and fourth Saturday 
of each month. 

Schools. 

Il there is one thins^ that is a greater source of 
pride to the citizens of Solon than another, it is the 



32-f HISTORICAL 

public scliool S3\stcm that lias been built up in the 
town in the past few years. No one can successfully 
dispute the justice of this pride for the town has been 
most heartily interested in the schools and most liberal 
in supporting them. In 1899 the new school building, 
a model home for the school was built at a cost of 
$5,000. That the general public is interested in the 
welfare and advancement of the schools is seen in the 
increasing amount appropriated tor the common 
schools, and in the centralization of interests in general. 
During the past lour years the schools of the village 
have increased in numbers about fort}' per cent., due 
to the centralization of the schools of the town into 
the village schools. Mr. L. S. Merrill has been one of 
the man}' who have taken an actixe interest to build 
up the schools both in his capacity as a member of the 
school board as superintendent and as a citizen. The 
present superintendent is a lady, Mrs. Mildred E. Man- 
son, and the town is perfectly satisfied with her busi- 
nesslike management of the duties of her office. 



HISTORICAL g-32 

Town Officers 

Clerks — Selectmen — Treasurers. 

CLERKS. 

With the date of their election. 

Jonas Heald, 1809. 

Josiah French. 1810, '11, '12, '13, '15, '16, '17, '18, 'ig, '20, '23, '24, 

'25. '34- '35> 36. 
Ephiram Davis, 1814. 
Asa Buswell, 182 1, '22. 
Elisha Coolidge, 1826, '27, '28. 
John Whipple, 1829. 

John Pierce, 1830, ':i8, '39, '40, '41, 45, '46. 
John Hamblet, 1831, '32, '^^, '37. 
Elisha Fargo, 1842, '43, '44. 
Elias Cobb, 1847. 

Federick Rowell, 1848, '49, '50, '51, '52. 
Asher Davis, 1853, '54, '55, '57, '58, '59, '60, "61, '63. 
Jotham Lowell, 1856. 
S. Webb, 1862, '64, '65, '66. 
O. R. Bacheller, 1867, '68, '69, '70. 
Turner Buswell, 187 i, '72, '73, '74, '75, '76, '77. 
A. M. Maynard, 1878, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83. 
J. D. Black, 1884, '94, '95, '96. 
Oliver B. French, 1885, '86, '87. 
G. W. Gower, 1888, '89, '90, '91. 
Timothy Smith, 1892, '93, '97, '98, '99. 
P. S. Longley, 1900, '01, '02, '03. 



32-h HISTORICAI. 

SELECTMEN'. 

Wc liinc herewith arranged the names ol" those 
who ha\ e ser\ed as seleetmen in Solon with the date 
of their eleetion. We ha\e also indieated their j-)osi- 
tion on the board by the following abbreviations: 
Chairman — ehm.; seeond on board — jd; third on 
board — 3d. 

Jonas Healcl, chm., 1809. 2d, "12, '15, '16, "17, 3d, '18. 

Josiah French, chm., 1810, '11, '12, '15, '16, '17, 'iS, '19, '20, '23. '24 

'25, '26, 34, '35, 36, 2d, '09, 3d, '29. 
John Haniblet, 3d, 1809, '22, '28, 2d, '10, '11, "13, chm., '31, '7,2, '7,7,, 

37- 
Asa Buswell, 3d, 18 10, '11, '21, chm., 22. 
Moses Chamberlain, 3d, 1812, chm., '13. 
Luther Pierce, 3d, 1813, '15, '19, 2d, '14, 'iS. 
Ephraim Davis, chm., 1814, 3d, 17, '26, 2d, '19, "20, "23, '24, '29. 
Caleb Hobart, 3d, 18 14. 
William Paul, 3d, 18 16. 
John \\'hipple, 3d, 1820, "23, "24, "25, '36, chm.. "21, "28, '29, 2d, '22, 

'26. 
Elisha Coolidge, 2d, 182 1, chm., '27. 
John Pierce, 2d, 1825, '27, 33, 34- '35> '53- chm., '30, "38, 39, "40, 

'41, '45, '46. 
Thomas Hilton, 3d, 1827, 2d, 30, "31, 32. 

Frederick Rowell, 2d, 1828, 3d, '30, chm., "48, '49, '50, '51, '52. 
Benjamin Merrill, 3d, 1831, '32. 
Warren Heald, 3d, 1833, '34, '35, '^8, 2d. "36, 44- 
Moses Campbell, 2d, 1837, '^S, '45. 
Daniel Williams, 3d, 1837. 
Nehemiah Jewett, 2d, 1839, 3d, '46, '47. 
Helon Hilton, 3d, 1839, 2d, '40, 41. 



HISTORICAL 1-32 

Asher Davis, 3d, 1.S40, '41, "44. '48, 2d, '49, '50, 51, 52, chm., '53, 
'54, '55. '57^ '5S, '59. '60, '61, '63, '67, '68, '69, '70, '71. 

Elisha Fargo, chm., 1842, '43, '44. 

Elias Cobb, 2d, 1842. '43, chm., '47. 

Calvin Jewett, 3d, 1842, '43. 

Bernet Eaton, 3d, 1845. 

R. H. W. Bosworth, 2d, 1S46, '47, 3d, '54- 

John C. Barns, 2d, 1848. 

William Rowell, 3d, 1S49. 

Timothy Smith, 3d, 1S50, "51, "52, "53, 

Asa Shepley, 2d, 1854, '55. '56. 

Jothani Lowell, 3d, 1855, chm., 1S56. 

Eastman Harthon, 3d, 1856. 

Jothan Whipple, 2d, 1857, '58, '59. chm., '64, '65, 66. 

Stillman Bm-ke, 3d, 1857, "58, '59, '60, '61. 

Sumner Whipple, 2d, i860, '61. 

William M. U'rury, chm., 1862, 2d, '67, '68. 

Benjamin F. Rowell, 2d, 1862, '63. 

Eli Jackman, 3d, 1863, '64, '65, '66. 

Luke H. Uinsmore, 2d, 1864, '65, '66. 

J. L. Pierce, 3d, 1867, '68, '69, 2d, '70, '71, chm., '78. '79, "80, '81, 
'82, '83, '84, "85, "86, '87, "88, '89. '90, '91, '92, '93, '94. 

G. C. Rundlette, 3d, 1863. 

Heman Whipple, 2d. 1S69. 

Stephen Merrill, 3d, 1870, '71, 2d, '73, "74, "75. 

J. B. Kinsman, chm., 1872. 

Burnet Eaton, 2d, 1872. 

Moses Corson, 3d, 1872, '73, '74, '75. 

David Patterson, chm., 1873, '74, '75, '76, '77. 

Andrew Jewett, 2d, 1876, '77, 

Timothy, Smith, Jr. 3d, 1876, '77, 2d, '78. 

Lyman C. Jewett, 3d, 1878. 

Corydon Felker, 2d, 1879, '80, '81, '82, 'S^, '84. 

Joseph Maynard, 3d, 1879, 'So, '81, '82. 



32-j HISTORICAL 

John R. Jcwett, 3d, 1883, '84. 

Newell Lander, 2d, 1885, '86, '87, '88. 

Chas. French, 3d, 1885, '86, '87, '88, 2d, "89, "90, '91, '93, '94. 

J. M. Brown, 3d, 1889, '90, '91, '92, '93, '94, '98, '99. 2d, '1900. 

Samuel Heald. 2d, 1892. 

Abel VV. Rowell, chm., 1895, 96, '97. 

Mark P. Pollard. 2d, 1895. 

Geo. F. Ayer, 3d, 1895, 2d, '96, chm., '98. 99. 

Wright S. Cram. 3d, 1896, 2d, '97. 

Fred Magoon, 3d, 1897, 2d, '98, '99, chm., 1900. 'or, '02, '03. 

Lee F. Boardman, 3d, 1900. 2d, '01, '02. '03. 

F. M. Vittum, 3d, 1 90 1. 

Mottier L. French, 3d, 1902, 'ot,. 

TREASURERS. 

Asa Boswell, 1S09. 
Benjamin Merrill. 18 10, '11. 

John Hamblet, 181 1, '17, '18, '19, '20. '21, '22, "23, '24, '26, '27. 
James Shepley, 1813. 
Capt. Josiah French. 18 14. 
Caleb Hobart, 1815, '16. 
Luther Pierce. 1825. 
Jessie Pierce, 1828, '29. '30. 
Frederick Rowell. 1831, '7,2. '^^, '34. 

Elisha Coolidge, 1835, '36, '37, '^8, '39, '40, '41, '42, '46, '47, '48. '53. 
Joseph P. Buswell, 1843, '44, '45, '49, '50, '51, '52, '56, '57, '69, '70, '71. 
Edmond Coolidge, 1854, '55, '58, '59, '60, '61. '62. 
Thomas D. Butts, 1863. 

Henry M. Bodwell, 1864, '65. '66, '72, '73, '74, '75. 
Joel Thompson, 1867, '68. 
Levi T). Rowell, 1S76. 

George M. Longley, 1877, '78. "79, '80, '81, "82, '83, "84. 
Malon Patterson, 1885, '86, '87, '88, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93. '94, '95. 
'96, '97. '98, '99. 1900. '01 ' '°2, '03. 



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We have herewith arranged the population of the towns of Solon 
and Bingham in families where that arrangement has been possible. 
In these families, in addition to the resident living members, the 
names of the non-resident members are included. At the end of the 
Census of each town will be found these Non-residents with the 
full names and present addresses, when such names and addresses 
have been given to the author. The non-residents are indicated by 
the (*). 

The common directory abbreviations have been used to indicate 
the occupation of the several people in town. These abreviations 
follow the name. Some of the abbreviations and contractions used 
are the following: 

Farmer — far; carpenter — car; merchant — mer; housework — hw; 
physician and surgeon — phy & sur; student — stu; etc., etc. 

This Census was taken during the summer of 1903 by E. M. 
Campbell, Kents Hill, Maine. 

Solon, Maine, Post Office. 



Andrews, Melvin H, 
Mary E (Gould, 
Earl G, stu 
Eva M, stu 
Emil C 

Allen, Ansel, retired 



clothing bus 
hw 



Lizzie A, hw 

*VVilliam, far 
Adams, Enos T, Meth clerg 

Almira B (Smith, hw 

* Henry L, mer 
Adams, Thery S, far 

Margaret (Smith, hw 



34 



CENSUS 



* Laura, h\v 

* Mabel, liw 
Fannie, h\v 

*Mary, mill op 

13 

Kean, Lizzie, h\v 
Bodwell, Ella F (Lowell, hw 
' Eunice L, tr 

*William M, stu 
Bates, Willard A, M D 
Brofee, Carrie E (Batcher, hw 

Nellie B, stu 

Gertrude L, stu 
Burton, Frank F, teaming 

Harriet N (Tucker, hw 
Bryant, Howard, mill work 
Butts, Thomas E, far 

Lenora K (Mosher, hw 
Baker, David M, retired 

Helen M, hw 

Fannie E, hw 
Buswell, Turner, law 

Anna (Black, hw 
Brooks, Tilson B. mill work 

Ella, hw 

William, teaming 

Abbie, hw 

Nelson, far 

Mary, hw 

Lucy J (Meservey hw 
Brown, Atossa S (Moore, hw 

*LaMonte, mining bus 

*Annie C, post office 



Bosworlh, Alonzo, retired 
Badger, Palmer, mill w'k 
Baker, John T, far 
Badger, Daniel \V, far 
Brooks, Willie E, far 
Brooks, Nelson, far' 
Brofee, Margaret (Rine, hw 

* Annie, factory w'k 
*Catherine, cook 

* Daniel, mill w'k 

* Harry, cook 

* Edith, hw 

* Alice, hw 

Batcher, Sarah S (Wing, hw 

* Louisa C, hw 
*Henry S, far 
*Mary E, hw 
Frank A, far 
Sadie A, hw 
Arthur, far 
*Susie, hw 
Carrie, hw 

C 

Chase, George E, wk on lumber 

Cora (Hunnewell, hw 

Mildred 
Cooley, Millard F, far 

*Zu]a, hw 

*Merlie, hw 

Eunice, stu 

Flora .\ (Vork, hw 
Cram, Wright S, brick mason 

Cora M (Rowell, hw 



CENSUS 



35 



Berle, stu 
Cross, Thomas, far and scaler 

Lydia (Healy, hw 

*Hattie C, hw 

Walter, far 

George W, lumberman 
Cross, Walter, far 

Ruby (Clark, hw 

Kendall, stu 
Cross, George W, lumberman 

Martha (Davis, hw 

Cecil C, stu 

Mabel E 

Thomas 
Coolidge, Edmund, trader 

Mary E (Pollard, hw 

Fred A, far 
Coolidge, Fred A, far 

Lizzie A (Allen, hw 
Clark, Charles H, far 

Almira S (York, hw 

Timothy S, guide 
Clark, Timothy S, guide 

Lilla E (Lombard, hw 



Clark, Harry L, R R ser 
Millie J (Crotto, hw 
Floyd E, stu 

Carter, Gus, mill work 
Lena (Cote, hw 

Crotto, Moses, lumberman 
Millie J, hw 
* Blanche M, hw 
Abbie M (Brooks, hw 



Audrey G 
Corson, Arthur, far 

May M (Brooks, hw 

Dessie 
Gates, Leonard P, far 

Flavilla (Benson, hw 

*Wylder S, overseer 

*Myrtie O, hw 

Stella V, tr 
Curtis, Fred T, mill wk 

Hattie T (Thompson. 

Arthur Burle, stu 

Fred Octavus 

D 

Davis, Selden A, far 
Ida C (Drury, hw 
*Lillie, hw 
*Charles D, 
*Julia, hw 

* Florence E, 
*Arrah, tr 

* Louis, stu 
*Fred, stu 

Daggett, Sherman IT, 
Lucy E (Stewart, 

Davis, Isaac F, far 
Igora, hw 
Phoebe M, hw 
Martha (Burns, hw 
Turner, hotel clerk 
Mabel, hw 

* Frank, mill wk 
Asher, far 



weaver 



hw 



hw 



far 
hw 



.^6 



CENSUS 



Martha, h\v 
l^axis, Aslicr. far 

Ivclia (Livingston, Inv 

Tildon F, stu 

Isaac F, stu 

Bvunard A 

Lawrence L 
Dyer. Walter T, car 

Julia A (llealy, hw 

Ivan M, stu 

Clifford E, stu 
Davis, Belle (Maguire, hw 
Davis, Turner, hotel clerk 

Ida (Robin.son, hw 

Laura M 
Davis, Forest, work on lumber 

Nellie E (Padham, hw 

Genevieve M 

Lena M 
Davis, Angus M, mill wk 

Helen M (Miller, hw 
Drew, Joseph H, day lab 

Kate (Haggan, hw 

Walter J, stu 

Nellie V\', stu 
Doige, George, teamster 

Victoria (Meek, hw 

*Ethel, hw 

W^illiam L, stu 

Florence M, stu 
Doige, Elizabeth (White, hw 

*James, far 

*Annie, hw 

^Elizabeth, hw 



*Martha, hw 
George, teamster 
*Agnes, hw 
*Maud, hw 

E 

Eames, Alfonso, teaming 

Mae R (York, hw 

Lulie B, hw 
Eaton, Herbert E 

deputy sherill:" and load com 

Etta M (Rowcll. hw 

Laura E 

F 

French, Moses, far 

Moses Jr, mill man and far 
French, Moses Jr 

mill man and far 

Mary L (Freeman, hw 

Esther D, stu 

Roger M, stu 
Felker, Corydon, far 

*Katie, hw 
Fentiman, Charles E, mason 

Minnie E (Cates, hw 

Ernest W, stu 

Walter P, stu 
Foss, Dexter S, livery stable bus 

Ennna (Mussey. hw 

Bertha X. hw 

John L, li\ery man 
French, Charles G, far 

Joanna S (Nottage, hw 



CENSUS 



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Bessie J, 
Oliver F, stu 
Damie T, stu 
French, Mottier L, insurance 
Emma E (Mantor, h\v 
Miriam R 

G 

Goodrich, Flora A (York, hw 

* Jennie C, hw 

*Lilla M, hw 

*Eben, far 
Goodrich, Perley, guide 
Goodwin, Jacob, teamster 

Jennie W (Webb, hw 
Greene. Selden F, M D 

Jennie W (Whipple, hw 
Gray, J H, hotel bus 

Viola V (Vittum, hw 

Alta E, stu 

H 

Hilton. Mary E (Hafford, hw 
Hopkins, William S, far 

Rachel O (Pierce, hw 
Holway. Charles S, mill wk 

Avis M (Fletcher, hw 
Haley. Edward J, lireman 

Olive (Collins, hw 

Hattie M, stu 

Maggie M, 
Hunnewell. Walter H, mill wk 

Eva M (Miller, hw 

Kenneth W 



Howland, John J, mill wk 

Sionilli (Irvine, hw 

Eula A 

Mavourette F 
Hilton, Oliver W, millman 

Parthena (Healy, hw 

Ethel M, tr 
Hunnewell, Josiah H, lumberman 

Amanda (Hunnewell, hw 

*Jennie B, hw 
Healy, D S, U S M ser 

Atossa S (Moore 

dress m'kr and hw 
Hobart, Eber, retired 

*Oscar B, agent 
Hopkins, Gustave A, teamster 

Josie P (Meader, hw 

Karl E, stu 

Clyde A, stu 

M Louise 

Lottie M 
Henderson, George W. far \ 

Mary L (Nottage, hw 

Effie D, hw 

Lewis W, far 

Bertha A 
Hunnewell, Luther F, far 
Hall, Cyrus, far 

Ella B (Rowe. hw 

*Delia B, hw 

*Oscar C, lumberman 

*Orville D. mill wk 

Gertie L, hw 
Hill Perley J, mill-man 



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CENSUS 



Susie M (Treat, h\v 

Charles J, stu 

Stella M, stu 
Hamblet, William W, car 

Lottie N (Vittum, hw 
Hilton, Joshua N, far 

Nancy H (Knowlton, hw 

*Alnion N, mer 

*Laurette, hw 

*May, hw 

Winnifred, hw 
Henderson, Willie E, far 

Sadie B (Sands, hw 

Ivy H, stu 

Elver B, stu 

Ruby S 
Holway, Sumner A, mill man 

Maria D (Barton, hw 

*Mary E, hw 

Charles S, lumberman 

*Alice L, hw 



Irvine, Charles, far 

Emma A (Rich, hw 

*Stella C, hw 

Marcellus, mill wk 

Lester H, far 
Irvine, Marcellus, foreman 

Delia L (Oilman, hw 

Norman W 
Irvine. John, blk 

Adelaide H (Hilton, hw 

Sionilli, hw 



*Marriner J, blk 
Sarah C, milliner 
*Herbert E, mach 
* Florence E, bk-kpr 
Lulu M, stu 



Jones, Jennie A (Weymouth, mer 

Chester M, cook 
Jones, Tilson C, blk 

Elmer E, blk 

Azel, blk 

*Avando ins bus 

Sarah F (Hodgdon, hw 
Jones, Azel, blk 

Minnie E (Townsend, hw 

Carrol C, stu 
Jackson, Percy A, lumberman 

Alice G (Padham, hw 

Beulah A 

Alfred E 
Joice, Charles T, mill wk 

Alice M (Fletcher, hw 
Jackman, Hannah J (Hunnewell 

Clara F, hw 

*Martha H, hw 

Sarah E, hw 

Flora D, hw 

*Cora B, hw 

*Anna P, hw 

*Cephas W 

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William W, jobbing 



CENSUS 



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Jewett, Flora D (Jackman, h\v 

Lottie F, hw 

Lillie S, hw 
Joyce, Lucy G (Lowell, hw 

*Elizabeth E, hw 

Mary J, hw 

* Julia A, hw 
*Michael T, far 

* Sarah V, hw 
Jewell, Sadie D, hw 
Jennings, Charles S, far 
Jackson, Jonas P, far 

Nancy A (McCollor. hw 
Percy A, far 
Delia S, stu 
I cone E, stu 

K 

Knowles, William W, mill wk 
Knight, Julia W (Whipple, hw 

Millie, hw 
King, Ralph, mill wk 
Kelley, Thomas, far 

Catherine (Hoggin, hw 

Edgar, T far 
Kelley, Edgar T, far 

Emma C (Lesor, hw 

Donald A, stu 



Longley, Jonah S 

far and lumber op 
A Mae (Oilman, hw 



Myrtie B, hw 

*George W H, cl 
Longley, Perry S, lumber op 

Carrie B (Bodwell, hw 
Lombard, Daniel, car 

Myra A (Denneis, hw 

^Nathaniel E, mill man 

John D, mill wk 

Lilla E, hw 

Leslie D, mill wk 
Lombard, John D, mill wk 

Annie M (McClintock, hw 
Lander, Flora, hw 
Lombard, Annie B (McBee, hw 

*Jennie E, hw 

*Susie B, hw 

Nathan E, mill wk 

Fred R, mill wk 

Minnie E, stu 
Lombard, Leslie D, mill wk 

Alice F (Maguire, hw 

Lionel L 
Libby, Almira S (York, hw 

Samuel, mill wk 
Lesor, Paul, blk 

*Mamie E, hw 

.*Joseph A, boss shoe m'kr 

Emma C, hw 

*Edward F, oil cloth m'kr 
Livingston, Joseph E, far 
Lake, John F, far 

*John F Jr, soldier 

*James H, teamster 

Eli as B, far 



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CENSUS 



Libbey, Samuel A, mill wk 
Bertha M (Foss, hw 
Arah E 
Arra A 

M 

McGarrity, Lillian, hw 
McGarrity, Ralph, far 
Mahoney, Thomas J, mill wk 

Harold T, stu 

Merle J, stu 

Clyde E. stu 

Cecil H, stu 
McQuilkin, William H, far 

Victoria (Chase, hw 

Randall, far 

Henry, far 

Eva, stu 

Florence, stu 

Maurice, stu 

Clara, stu 

Edwin, stu 

Susie, stu 

Oscar D, stu 

Linnell S 



Maynard, Alfreda B (Mclntire 

*Francis E, hw 

* Daisy B, tr 

Daniel L, car 
McClintock, James H 

mill wk and far 

Myrtle L (Henderson, hw 

Orrison E, stu 



Owen E, stu 

Maud E 

Obed J 

Pearl M 
Moody, Bartie F, mill wk 

Minnie B (York, hw 

Percy B, stu 

Albert W, stu 

Merlie S, stu 

Marriner H, stu 

Eva M 
Merrill, Cornelius A, trader 

Li 11 a E (Bassett, hw 

*Fred L, cook 

Joseph A. cl 

Gertrude, stu 
Mclntire, Leander F, surveyor 

Elzanda F (Wilson, hw 

* Pearl C, Teacher 
Merrill, Leon S, mer 

manager of Solon Creamery Co 

Alice (Wilson, hw 

Gladys H, stu 

Earl S, stu 
Moore, J, physician 

Ann E (Randlett, hw 

Charles A, barber 

*Nellie M, ex music tr and hw 
Manson, Mildred E (Patterson 

supt of schools and hw 

Ruth IL stu 

Horace P, stu 

Esther F, stu 
Mclntire, Lesley W 

druggist and postmaster 



CENSUS 



41 



Maud A (Parkman, h\v 

Guinevere E, stu 

Edward L, stu 

Claire M, stu 
Moore, Charles A, barber 

Charlotte A (Dore, h\v 

*EIizabeth B, cl 

Nellie C, h\v 

Gwendolin V, stu 
Maynard, Rachel O (Pierce, hw 

*Percy J, miner 

Hattie, hw 
Merrill, Joseph A, cl 

Lillie S (Jewett, hw 
McEarland, Will, wk on lumber 

Sadie S (Corson, hw 

Dwight E 
Maynard, Cyrus W, far 
Magoon, Fred, far 

Mabel (Davis, hw 
Magoon, Charles H, far 

Olive E (Parlin, hw 

Fred, far 

* Edward C, R R ser 
Maynard, Henry E, far 
Moen, Lewis, mill wk 

Ada V (Mooers, hw 
Walter L, stu 
McClintick, Isabell T (Wilson, hw 

* Edgar E, far 
*Elizabeth M, hw 
James H, far 
*George W, far 
*Mary J, hw 



"^Catherine L, hw 

Arlie C, R R ser 

Jonah L, mill wk 
McClintick, Andrew, car 
Mahoney, John Teamster 

Lettie M (Whorff, hw 

Emma M 
Moore, W H. lab 

Sarah (Gordon, hw 
McCarty, Charles, retired far 

^Bridget, hw 

John, far 

*Dave F, far 

Thomas P, far 

*Kate E, hw 
McCarty, Thomas P, far 

Margaret (McClintock, hw 

Florence C 

Angle M 

David F 



McLaughlin, Gertie L (Hall, hw 

Alta L 
Matson, Samuel, far 

Vesta A (Rice, hw 

*Charles H, car 
Moore, Julia A (Grant, hw 
Merrill, Albert C, creamery bus 

Annie M (Coleman, hw 

Amy C, stu 
Moulton, George W, pulp mill 

Julia E (Thompson, h\v 

Gladys E, stu 

Christie D 

Earl W 



42 



CENSUS 



Matson, Thomas, far 

Nancy B (Atwood, hw 

Joseph, far 

Henry J, far 

*John T, eng 
Moody. Daniel, far 

Nellie E (Rice, hw 

*Georgia S, hw 

Uriah, far 

liattie B, hw 

*Leon L, weaver 

* Bessie Z, hw 

Wallace I), stu 

Alma D, stu 

Abner 
Moody, Wesley J, far 

Alvena M (Adams, hw 

Elza M, stu 

Inez M, stu 

Eunice, stu 

Charles W 

Norton, Zina, far 

Mari E (Williams, hw 
Norton. Charles D, far 

Winnifred (Hilton, hw 
Nye. Blanche E, dress m'kr 
Nye, Newell L, cl 
Nye, Frank S, car 

Mary M (Merrill, hw 

Florence L 

Maud P, stu 

William A, stu 



Notlage, Henry, far 

Sarah P (Oilman, hw 

Willie K. slu 
Nottage, Libby (}, far 

Caddie, M (Longley, hw 

Herbert M, far 

Marion G 



Padham, Samuel, car and far 

*Lizzie B, waitress 

*Lulu M, hotel wk 

Chispa F. hw 

Ivan B, stu 
Paul, C Almon, M D 

Nellie M (Morin, hw 

Martha L 

Mary E Vitora 
Powers, Fred E, teamster 

Eva B (Chase, hw 

Minnie J, stu 
Pollard, E Frazier, far 

Mark, far 

* Everett P, mer 
*Nettie M, tr 

Helen F (Bosworth. hw 
Carrie B, hw 

* James M. phy 
Paul, Ernest L, car 

Millie R (York hw 
Padhain, Michael, retired 
*\\'illiam, mill wk 
Byron, mach 
*Myria, hw 



CENSUS 



43 



*Lilla, h\v 

*Arna. far 

*A I, far 

*Cora, hw 

*Blanche, hw 
Padham, B3'ron, mach 

Ida F (Moody, hw 

Lephe, stu 

Vernon B 
Padham, Albert, car 
Padham, Blanche L 
Patterson, Malon, nier 

Emily S (Whipple, hw 
Page, Lucy J (Meservey, hw 

Harr)'^ F, mill wk 

*Eugene E, blk- 

Dexter S, wk on lumber 

Charles W, mill wk 
Pollard, Jennie B, hw 
Pierce, Sarah B (Merrill, hw 

Flora E, dress m"kr 

Carrie C, stu 

Edith J, stu 

Laura B, stu 
Pierce, George, lumberman 
Pierce, Joseph C, far 

Hattie M (Maynard, hw 

Delia E, stu 

R 

Richards, Fred, far 

Rich, Joseph A, far 
Emma A, hw 
Julia A (Haskell, hw 



Rowell, A W, butcher and far 
Lydia (Bassett, hw 
*Nellie F, hw 

* Herbert B, V P of Weston 

roofing and supply Co 

* Caroline, cl 
Rowell, Perley A, mill wk 

Myrtie B (Longley, hw 

Dorr is E A 
Rowell, David, mech 

Dora D (Chaney, hw 

Alston, machinist 

Rowell, Sumner, mer 

Caroline E (Roundey hw 

Charles S, grocer 

Perley A, mill wk 

Chispa 

Leroy A, stu 
Rice, John A 

sewing machine agent 

Izora (Davis, hw 

*Harry A, hotel cl 
Redmond, Henry E car painter 

Angle S (Noyes, hw 

Gladys E, stu 

Hazel E 
Ray, Forrest A, barber 

Lynora E (Adams, 

Mason S, stu 
Rowell, J H, Jeweler 

Sophia A (Atwood, 

*Hattie B, hw 

Cora M, hw 

*Cl.arence P, Jeweler 



hw 



hw 



44 



CENSUS 



Rice, Tliram S, far 

Ljdia A (Hooper, hw 

*Cora B, hw 

*Acla M, hw 

*Giacc D. hw 
Roach. David, far 

Lillie L (Padham. hw 

Myrtic M, waitress 

*Dclbert. lumberman 

Klfie M, stu 

John n, stu 

Mildred B 

S 
Sprague. Ralph E. far 

Ella B (Brooks, hw 
Sidell. John E, far 

Rosa E (Plumnier, hw 

Roscoe C, stu 

Lillian E, stu 

Charles C. stu 

Nellie M, stu 

Willard R, stu 

Beatrice 

Oleavie 
Spaulding, Jonah G, far 

Olive (Williams, hw 

Earl \V, stu 

Harold D, stu 
Soper, William H. R R ser 

Una D (Smith, hw 

Clarence I) 
Smith, Timothy, mer 

Laura J (Dean, hw 



*(leorge S, far 

Una D, hw 
Stevens, Joseph, tailor 

*Ida. hw 

George B, mill wk 

Hattie A (Collins, hw 
Stevens, Daniel 1), retired 
Stuart, Willie, far 

Eannie E (Baker, hw' 
^Swain, John H, tr 

* Pearl C (Mclntire tr 
Severy, Charles H, miller 

Anna R (Morse, hw 

Fred \\', miller 

*Lena M, hw 

*C Maurice, elec eng 
*Severy C Maurice, elec eng 

Georgia E (Wentworth, hw 

Charles H, stu 
Severy, Fred W, miller 

Millie (Gill, hw 

Mary L, stu 

Florence, stu 
Stevens, George B. mil! wk 

Viola M (Wyman. hw 
Smith, Elias, far and car 

Nellie M (Bassett, hw 

Lottie M, tr 

Fuller P. elec eng 
Smith, Fuller P, elec eng 

Leemon L 
Sanford, Charles F, far 

Daisy E (Phelps, hw 

Annie M 



CENSl^S 



45 



Stevens, Avel C, far 
Lizzie (Jackman, hw 
*Nellie P, hw 



Thompson, P'orrest A, far 

Fannie E (Adams, hw 

Lee W, stu 
Thompson, Benjamin F, far 

Gustavus L. far 

Forrest A. far 

Perley T, lumberman 

Sarah P (Smiley, hw 

Iva M, stu 
Thompson, Albert C, retired 
Thompson. Mar\' E (^Haftord hw 

*Walter, far 

Julia, hw 
Townsend, Moses, mer 

Phoebe M (I)a\is, hw 

Minnie E, hw 
Turner, Pamelia S, hw 
Turner. Esther F, hw 
Tozier, David S, far 

Lulie B (Fames, hw 

Keno E 

Roland 
Tibbetts, Samuel X, retired 

*Mark, lumberman 

Julia D, hw 
Turner, Myrtie M (Roach, hw 

Mattie E 
Tuscan, John, retired 

*John, far 



Granville, far 
*Martha. hw 
*Annie, hw 
Tuscan, Granville, far 
Olive A (Ellis, hw 
Carnot M, stu 

V 

\'ittum, Oren O, mer 

Lizzie (Williams, hw 

Fred A, mer 

Frank M, far 

Viola V, hw 
Vittum, Fred A, mer 

Julia D (Tibbetts, hw 
\'igue, Lewis J. retired 

*ldaj, hw 
Vittum, Frank M, far 

Mabel G (Webster, hw 

W 

Williams, Annie L, agent 
Wright, Arthur G, Prin 11 S 
Wilhington. Alfreda B (Bosworth 

* Augustus IL com bus 

*Alfreda B, phy 
Whipple. Jane (Lowell, hw 

William L, lumberman 

Jennie \\', hw 
Wade, William G, Cong clerg 

Josephine A (Jerome, Inv 
Halliday,) Frank, col prof 
Whitney, E\'a L, (Mclntire, hw 

Bernice M, stu 



46 



fiiNsrs 



Whipple. Abner K, carria>;f iifkr 
Whipple, Alberta \V, dress m'kr 
Wilson, Henry M, 

car and painter 

Millie (^Kni<;ht, h\v 

P'loy E, stu 

Sidney J 
Williams, Marshall L, car 

Kliie L, stu 

Alberta B (Cooley, h\v 
Whipple, William L, lumberman 

Myrtie A (Longley, h\v 

* Louis G, bk-kpr 

*Albert I., stu 

*Inez E, stenographer 

Elva G, tr of music 
W'ilson, Allen B 

carder and wood w'kr 

Alice, h\v 
War, Charles, mill \vk 

Daney, mill w k 

*Bessie, h\v 

*Jessie, far 

John, cl 

Marion, stu 

Henry W, stu 

Everett, stu 

Ethel M, stu 
Ward, Leslie L, mill wk 

Florence M (Clark, h\v 

Lee L, stu 

Lila M, stu 

Mildred A', stu 
Wilson, Jonathan S, blk and far 



llattie M (Maynard, hw 

Henry M, painter 

*Sydney J, miner 

*Perley R, miner 

* Floyd S, ranch man 

Mar)' M, tr 

Edith B, tr 
Wilson, Sumner P, blk and far 

*Fred, teamster 
Whipple, Climcna (Hodsdon, hv 
Williams, Francis, far 

Delia (Spaulding, hw 

Fred P, reg guide 
Williams, Fred P, reg guide 
, Cora E (Cleveland, hw 

Idell E 

Cleve A 

I'red C 
Wilbur, Alfred, far 
Williams, Augusta L (Colby, hw 

*Daniel A, phy and 1) D S 

Olive W, hw 
Whitney, Josiah F, far 

Mary (Moore, hw 

*Seth H, far 

*Helen A, hw 

*De]ora A, hw 

*George W, car 

*Mary E, hw 

*Josiah F Jr, druggist 

*Mellen A, supt of schools 



Y 



York, Elmer W. car 
Meda (^Maguire, 



hw 



CENSUS 



47 



York, Daniel S, car 

Rachel M (Stevens, h\v 

Millie R, hw 
Young, Manley, mill wk 

Lovina L (VVyman, hw 

Herbert C, machanist 

Sadie B, stu 



Mattie M, stu 
Young, Thomas J, law 

Marian V (Pendleton, hw 
Thomas J Jr, stu 
Millie M, stu 
Joseph 



Solon R. F. D. No. i. 



A 

Adams, Carroll P, far 

Dora W (Keene, hw 

Oscar S 

Alfreda 

Adams, Seth, far 

Vesta E (Cannedy, hw 
*Willington, weaver 
Carroll P, far 
* Annie L, hw 
Alvena, hw 

Adams, Albert J, far 

Clara B (Brooks, hw 
Archie C, stu 
Frank B, stu 
Ira R, stu 
Albert J Jr, stu 

Ames, Addison M, tar 
*Rosa D, cook 
*Charles, fruit d'lr 
*Martin, wheelwright 
*Adelbert, cook 



Albee, Luther P, far 

Mary R (Warren, hw 

Brown, James M. far 

S Maria (Forbus, hw 

Ivan L, far 

Alna H, far 
Brown, Alna H, far 

Jennie M (French, hw 
Brown. Greenlief R, far 

Ida M (Berry, hw 

Leola M, hw 
Batcher, Frank A, far 

Ethel W (U'yman, hw 

Harold C W, stu 
Brown, Nancy (Wentwort, h\ 

Fred, far 

*Mary, hw 

C 

Curtis, Nelson W, far 
I Belle (Hunnewell, hw 



48 



CENSUS 



Cooley, Lucy A (Robinson, h\v 

*Zulema A, h\v 

*Merlene M, hw 

Una E, stu 
Cram, Nelson W, stu 
Chase, Columbus, \vk on lumber 

Ten a R (i lunnewell, hw 

Lena J stu 

Roger C 
Corson, Forest R, far 

Sadie S, hw 

Mary E ('I'aylor, hw 

* Ed ward F, far 

*Leah V, hw 

Austin F, far 

Ralph D, far 

*Charles F, far 

Alston G, stu 

Lucy M, stu 
Collins, Irene (Chase, hw 

'Sherman A, factory wk 

Edward ;V, far 

Lincoln L, mill wk 

Henry L, stu 

Elsie M, stu 
Chase, Dorcas I) (Ames, hw 

*Eva, hw 

*Electa, hw 

Frank, far 

Phineas, far 

Victoria, hw 
Chase, Frank, far 

Loyson, stu 

Wesley J, stu 



Emma 1\ stu 
Lester A, stu 
Orra, stu 
Katie, stu 
Lottie 

D 

Drury. Fred, far 

Mabel (11 amblet, hw 
1 )rur)-, William F, far 
Drury, Deborah C (Niciiols, hw 
I )a\ is, Eliza \\ (hargo, hw 

K 

I'.aton, William E, far 
Eaton, Alfred S, far 



French, Josiah, far 

Mary E (Merrill, hw 

Jennie M, hw 

J Perrin, stu 

Palmer N 

Lottie R 
French, Deborah C (Nichols, hw 

*Carolyn E, hw 

*Jennie S, hw 

* Randall J, far 
*Ellen T, hw 

* Lucille M, hw 
Josiah, far 

Forbus, Mar)' (Thompson, hw 
^Hannah J, hw 
S Maria, hw 



CENSrs 



49 



*Mary E, h\v 

*Sylva I, h\v 

* Frances A, h\v 

*()live A, h\v 
French, Charles, far 
French, Oliver H, far 

Jennie E (Brasier, hw 

FUmer S. far 

Harry C, stu 

Eva A, stu 

Walter L, stu 

Annie A 

G 

Grant, Hiram S, far 
Lillian (Jones, hw 
Vina E 

Chester A, stu 
Wilbur H. stu 
Hester D. stu 

H 

Hall, Maurice W, far 
Eva B (Cram, hw 
Beatrice G, stu 
Amber M, stu 
Quena W 
Malcom M 

Hunnewell, William A, far 
Aurelia (Robins, hw 



Irvine, Oliver, far 

Bertie M (Bean, hw 



J 

Jones, Elmer E, blk 
Evern E, stu 



Lacase, Philip F^, far 

Leola M (Brown, hw 
Vashti, stu 
Vera S, stu 
Verdell G 

isr 

Morrill, C F>ed, far 

Mae H (Tobey, hw 
Merrill, Stephen, far 

Albert C, Creamery bus 

Leon S, mer 

mgr of Solon Creamery Co 
VrcColhir. John < ', t-jr 

( lara 1\ i 1 i arville. liw 

Ken a 1-^, stu 

( )nie L, siu 
Meader, Sumner E, far 

Clara (Witham, hw 

*Georgia, hw 

*Lewis, hotel bus 

Josie P, hw 

♦William, hor bus 

*Everett G, hor bus 

Le Mont, far 

Harry P, far 

Mamie E 
Moody, Obed, far 

Bessie M 



so 



CENSUS 



Charles ( >, stu 

Earl C, stu 

Eliza E. stu 

Marjorie D, stu 

Albert A, stu 
Moody, Eliza (Berry, hw 

* Fannie, hw 

*Irene, hw 

*Charles, teamster 

Obed, far 
McCarty, John, far 

Grace M (Nugent, hw 

Elfin V, stu 

Leora M, stu 

Ralph D 
McCollor, James, far 

Sarah B (Hannau, hw 
Moody, Luther, far 

Sadie C (York, hw 

Livonia A, stu 

Lafie D, stu 

Selden G, stu 

Clyde L, stu 

Mattie E 

N 

Nottage, John H, far 

Isabel A (Squire, hw 
Eunice M, stu 
Kleber J, stu 
Lana II, stu 



Pollard, Mark 1', far 

Flora E (Heald, hw 



Patterson, Harriett K (Chaney 
Mai on, mer 
■*Sarah, hw 
Ellen H, hw 
Mildred E, supt of schools 

R 

Raymond, David P. far 

*Bert H, far 

*Sadie, hw 

♦Walter, far 

*Iran, stu 
Rowell, William P, far 

Sarah (Williams, hw 

George F, far 

* Florence E, tr 
Rowell, Eben B, far 

Mary E (Knight, hw 
Etta M, hw 

* Herman L 

ag't Standard Oil Co 
*Nettie E, hotel wk 

S 

Safford, Roscoe B, far 

Ida \' (Gilman, hw 

Georgia B, stu 
Sterling, James, far 

Susan (Ames, hw 
Sylvester, Susie E, stu 

T 

Tuscan, Charles F, far 
Mary J (Joyce, hw 
Lucius J, far 



CENSUS 



51 



*Edwin C, far 

^Grace E, h\v 

Fred F, car and blk 

Thomas H, far 

Willie R, stu 

George E, stu 
Tobey, Annie B, tr 
Taylor, Lucy W (Butler, h\v 

*Sarah B, hw 

*George E, far 

*James F, far 

*Charles \V, far 

* Austin J, far 
Mary E, hw 

Tripp, Timothy, far 

Mary H (Raymond, hw 
Edwin T, far 
*Hattie, hw 

^V 

Walker, Samuel, far 

Asa B, far 
Whipple, Charles A, far 

Orrison A, far 

* Clyde E, cl 
Whipple, Orrison A, far 

Bertha H (Albee, hw 
Cleon A 



Cleora H 
Whipple, Ernest 

Ellen H (Patterson, hw 

*Malon P, stu 

Marion, stu 
Walker, Asa B, far 

Lizzie (Wyman, hw 

Marie, stu 

Nadine 
Wyman, Melvin P, far 

Rosabelle C (Bush, 

Ethel W, hw 
White, Dorcas D (Ames, 
Williams, Benjamin F, far 

Lydia A (Hunnewell, hw 

John E, wk on lumber 

* Ethel A, hw 

*Fred A, novelty mill wk 

*Perley B, wk in creamery 

Almon C, far 



hw 



hw 



York, Olando, far 

Georgia A (W'hitman, 

Mabel, stu 

Albert, stu 

Elsie 

Cora 



hw 



Athens, Maine, Post Office. 



B 

Bunker, Almeda (Tibbetts 
*Jennings, far 
*Helen, hw 
*Daisy M, hw 



Annie L 
Chester, stu 
Isolia stu 
Marie E, stu 



CKNsrs 



V 

Forbiis, Alonzo, far 
Alice (Jones, h\v 

Longley, Benjamin F, far 
Hattie M (Corson, h\v 
William B, far 
*Sophia A, hw 
*Irena E, hw 
* Joseph A. far 
Caroline M, hw 
* Sarah W, hw 
*Birdner M, hw 
Alice 1, stu 

M 

MrKinnev. Svlvia W ('Dean, hw 



*Layfayette. mech 

(ieorge, far 
M( Kinney, George T. far 

Almeda (Tibbetts. hw 
McCabe, John, lumberman 

W 

Williams, Waller C, far 

Addie B (Nicholas, hw 

*Laforest C 

druggist and co com 

*George M, truckman 

*Allie M, hw 

* Eugenia A, hw 

Mabel C, hw 
*\\'illiams, (ieorge M, truckman 

Mvron E. stu 



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Boardman, Lee F, far 

Lizzie M (Hunnewell, hw 
Herbert A, stu 

L 

Lord, Alvah, hw 



S 
Spaulding, Helen, stu 
Spaulding, Lmma, stu 
Salley, Ansel, far 

Abbie S (Hunnewell, 



53 



hw 



Skowhegan R. F. 



D., No. 



B 

Bowden, Charles E, far 
Sadie A (Batcher, hw 
Susie M, stu 
Laura E. stu 
Ernest C, stu 
Otto H, stu 
Pearl P 
Calla M 



Corson, Perry E, sawyer 
Birtie (Bro^vn, hw 

E 

Eaton, Llewellyn, far 

Almeda (Rowell, hw 
Alvra W, far 
*Willard C, car 

Eaton, Alvra W. far 
Rose M (Dow, hw 
Cristie B 



H 



Hunnewell, Sumner, far 



Leavitt, Joseph J, far 
Annie (Brown, hw 
*Charles, oil cloth wk 

*Leavitt. Charles, oil cloth wk 
Fred 
L Forest 
Gladys 

R 



Roberts, William, far 
Lottie A (Savage, 
Elsie S 



hw 



W 
Ward, William H, far 
Mary E (Heald, hw 
*Ivan L, far 
Harold A, stu 



54 CENSUS 

Skowhegan R. F. D., No. 4. 



1^ 

Badger, Moses J, far 

Helen R (Robinson, hw 

Daniel W, far 

Ira A, far 

* Edwin R, far 

C 

Clark, Mary E (Manchester, hw 

*Albert, far 

*Fred, far 
Clark, Thaddeus G, far 

Melvin O, far 

*Gertrude A, hw 

Francis A (Perkins, hw 
Carl, Ernest, far 
Cuddy, William A, far 

Alvira G (Brooks, hw 

*Oral G, painter 

Jimmie D, stu 

Sarah A, stu 

Clara M, stu 

Willie A, stu 

Alice V, stu 

r> 

Davis, Nathan, far 

Dora (Boothby. hw 
Nellie, hw 
Edgar R, stu 
Asher, stu 
Eunice E, stu 



F'.lnier, stu 
()livia, stu 
Durham, Louisa W (Paul, hw 
Cyrus T, far 

J I 

Heald, Alvin C, far 

Lena M (Jewett. hw 
rieald, Alvin, far 

Lucretia R (Jewett, hw 

Alvin C, • far 
Hunnewell, Shepherd H, far 

Jane S (Munnewell, hw 

*Lillian A, hw 

Willie L. far 

Cora E, hw 

Lena A, hw 
Hunnewell, Willie L. far 

Hattie M (Goodrich, hw 
Heald, Samuel, far 
Heald, William A R, far 

Lottie E (Jewett, hw 

Eldred C, stu 

Elora S 
Heald, Sarah C (Thurston, hw 

*Eunice C, hw 

*Delia M. hw 

Mar)- E. hw 

*Carrie A. cl 

Elora E, hw 

William A R. far 
Harville, William, far 



CENSUS 



55 



Elizabeth (Rowell. hw 
■*Chester G, car 
Clara E, hw 
Z Mabel, hw 
*Ada, hw 
Ora L, millwright 
Byron W, machinist 
G Kleba, stu 



Jewett, John R, far 

Clara F (Jack man, hw 

*May J hw 

*L Ethel, hw 

*Sacly W, hw 

Myron C, stu 
Jewett, Howard L, salesman 

Ella N (Savage 

Andrew A, stu 

Grace E, stu 

Pearl, stu 

Blanche, stu 

Aha, stu 
Jewett, George W, far 
Jewett, Daniel W, far 

Olivia H (Bunker 
Jewett, Lyman C, far 

Luella S (Boothby, hw 

Cecil T, tr 

Lena M, hw 

Lula T, tr 

Hazen L, stu 

Mollie, stu 
Jewett, Lucy C, ex-tr and hw 



Jones, Lucy N (Smith, hw 

Lillian, hw 

Alice, hw 

Emma, hw 

S W, blk and far 

Ida, hw 
Jones, S W, blk and far 

Grace D (Weston, hw 

Ruth T 

K 

Knight, George C, far 
Mary E (Manchester 
Millie, hw 
Viola R, hw 
Grover C, far 



Longley, Willie W, far 
Etta G (Gould, hw 
* Bessie M, hw 

M 

Melvin, Bertram L, stu 
Mclntire, Joel, far 

Lois P (Jones, hw 
Annie L, hw 
Clyde H, stu 
McCollor, George, far 
Alma E (Foss, hw 
Hazel L, stu 



Perkins, Alonzo, far 
Annie C, hw 



S6 



CENSUS 



. Alonzo T, far 
*Hattie, h\v 
Gertrude B 
Mertie, stu 
Harry, stu 
Eddie M, stu 
Eva B 
Maud 
Paul. William O, far 

Louvinia K (Mclntire, hw 
Ernest L, car 
Bert W, stu 
Bertha L, stu 

R 

Rowell, Ruel E, far 

Viola E (Farrar, hw 
Arthur Z, car 



Jasper E, far 
Rice, Warren N, far 

Esther M (McCoUor, hw 
Rowell, Climena T W (Whittier 
Richardson, Harry A, blk 

May (Eames, hw 

Lillian C 

Murial C 



S 



hw 



Speer, Louisa ^^' (Paul, 

* Edward, cl 

Elizabeth AL hw 
Shepley, Sumner L, far 

Emma E (Clark, hw 

Lester N, far 
Stinchfield. Llewellyn A, far 

Alniyra E (Russell, hw 



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CENSUS 



57 



NON-RESIDENTS 



A 

Allen, William Skowhegan. Me 

Adams, Heniy L 

Damariscotta, Me 
Andrews, Nellie P (Stevens 

Pleasant Ridge Plantatinn, Me 
Adams, Willington Madison. Me 
Abby, Lillie (Davis 

Skowhegan, Me 
Adams, Mary Madison, Me 

Adams, Georgia S (Moody 

Madison, Me 
Ames, Rosa U Pittstield, Me 

Ames, Charles St Augustine, Fla 
Ames, Martin Pittstield, Me 

Ames, Adelberl Piltsfield, Me 

Adams, Sady W (Jewett 

Madison, Me 
Abbott. Helen A (Whitney 

Dover, N H 
Adams, Eugenia A (Williams 

Madison, Me 

B 

Brofee, Annie Waterville, Me 

Brofee, Catherine Madison, Me 

Brofee, Harry Madison, Me 

Brofee. Daniel Madison, Me 
Badger, Edwin R 

Sangerville, Me 



Bunker, Jennings Athens, Me 

Batcher, Henry S 

Skowhegan, Me, R F D No 4 
Bodwell, William M 
Hanover, N H, Dartmouth College 
Boynton, Zula (Cooley 

Bingham, Me 
Baker, Helen M (Baker 

Cornville, Me 
Bradley, Bessie (War 

Farmington, Me 
Baines, Ethel (Doige 

Chateaugay, N Y 
Brown, Martha (Doige 

Matapan, Mass 
Brown, La Monte E Scales 

Sierra Co Col 
Baker, Sarah (Patterson 

Carratunk, Me 
Boynton, Zulema A (Cooley 

Solon, Me 

C 

Chick, Nellie M (Moore 

Boston, Mass, 22 Moreland street 
Cooley, Mary (Brown Solon, Me 
Corson, Martha (Tuscan 

Madison, Me 
Cobb, Olive A (Forbus 

Harmony, Me 



58 



CENSUS 



Corson. Charles F 

CilV Farm. Brockton. Mass 
Coison. Fdward F 

City Farm. Brockton, Mass 
Collins, .Shcnnan A 

Farniinj;t()n, Me 
Chalmers, Bridj^el (McC'arly 

Sko\vhej;an, Me 
Caswell, L Fthel (Jewett 

North Ansf)n. Me 
Clark, Fred Norridgewock, Me 

■ Clark, Albert Madison, Me 

Cuddy, Oral C Waterville, Me 

Cates, Wylder S 

Silver Mine, Xorwalk, Conn 
Corson, Electa (Chase 

Fast Madison, Me 
Clark. Louisa C (_ Batcher 

Skowhegan, Me 
Cor.son. Nellie F (Rowell 

I S3 Walnut st, Pasadena. Cal 

J) 

Dore, Allic M (Williams 

Benton, Me 
Doble, Kunice C (Heald 

West (^uincy, Mass 
Dean, Fva (Chase 

Taloga, Oklahoma 
Davis. Frank Madison, Me 

Doige, James New Scotland, N B 
Davis, Charles 1) Worcester Mass 
Davis, Arrah Skowhegan, Me 

Davis, Louis Skowhegan, Me 

Davis, Fred Skowhegai^, Me 



E 

Eanies, Blanche (Padham 

Anson, Me 
Eu)x-a. Kate 1'". (McCarty 

Skowhegan. Me 
Faton. W'illard C Skowhegan, Me 

Fletcher, Mary E (Whitney 

Bowdoinham. Me 
Foster. Ada (^Har\ille 

Skowhegan, Me, R F 1) No 7 
I'alley. Sarah W (Longley 

Pittslield, Me 
Ford, Katie (Felker 

Phillips, Me 
Fellows, Cora B (Rice 

North Fayette, Me 
Fenlason, Ada M (Rice 

North Anson, Me 
Fallon, Lena M (Severy 

New York, 100 West 80th street 
Fowler, Georgia (Meader 

Canaan, Me 
French. Randall J (^Buda Illinois 
French, Carolyn F 

197 Spring street, Portland. Me 

G 

Gray, Ida (Stevens 

Hyde Park, Boston, Mass 
Goodrich, Eben Anson, Me 

Greeley, Annie C (Brown 

La Port. Plumas Co, Cal 



CENSUS 



59 



Groves, Mary J (McClintock 



Gray, Sylva I (Forbus 



Iceborrow, Me j Irvine, Marriner J 



Gifford. Lillian A (Hunnewell 

Augusta, Me 
Goldthwaith, Delia W (Heald 

West Quincy, Mass 
Gould, Sophia A (Longley 

Lexington, Me 

H 

Hilton, Almon N (Symiton 

Illinois 
Harville, Chester G 

Rhode Island 
Howes, Susie (Batcher 



Harmony, Me Irvine, Herbert E 



Circle City, Alaska 



2 12 West Springfield street 

Boston, Mass 
Irvine, Florence E 

87 Spring street, Auburn, Me 

J 

Jones, Gertrude A (Clark 

Pittsfield, Me 
Jones, Avando Dexter, Me 

Jackman, Cephas W 

Norwood, Mass 
Joyce, Michael T Solon, Me 



K 



Skowhegan, Me i Kelsey, Anna P (Jackman 



Hall, Oscar C Bigelow, Me 

Hall, Orville D Pittsfield, Me 

Heald, Carrie A 

West Qunicy, Mass 
Hobart, Oscar B Portland, Me 

Hawes, Jennie E (Lombard 

New Portland, Me 
Hicks, Agnes (Doige 



West Quincy, Mass Lake, James H 



232 Cabot st, Lowell, Mass 



Lawrence, May (Hilton 

Madison, Me 
Lord, Laura (Adams 

Fairfield, Me 
Lake, John F Phillipine, Islands 
Augusta, Me 



Heaton, Mamie E (Lessor 



Leavitt, Charles Skowhegan, Me 



Franklin, Mass \ Leavitt, Helen (Bunker Athens, 



Hathaway, Julia (Davis 

Skowhegan, Me 
Huff. Leah Y (Corson 



Longley, Bessie M (Longley 

Lexington, Me 
Lawrence, Mary E (Batcher 



West Athens, Me ^ Elensburgh, Kittis Co, Washington 



6o 



Longley, George, W H 

Milton Mills, X Fl 
Lonib.iid, Nalh.micl K 

Main Siicam, I larnion}-, Mc 
Lewis, Maikl (1 )()i^c 

West (^>ninc)-. Mass 
T-essor, Julia A Joyce 

XDrrid^owock, Me 
T.essoie, Kclw I-", Skowhegan 

Lessor. Joseph A 

Naslnille. Tenn, station A 
l-itlletield, Mary E (Forbus 

Auhnrn, Me 



M 

Moody, Jennie C (Goodrich 

Starks. Me 
Murphy, Myria (Padhani 

Forks. Me 
McDonald, Cora (Padham 

Emhdcn. Me 
Moore, Elizabeth 1^ 

5 Broadwav street, Portland, Me 
Maynard, Perc\- J 

Circle C'ity. Alaska 
Mathews, Hattie (Cross 

Waterville. Me 
Marshman, Annie (Doige 

Lewiston. Me 
McXull, Elizabeth (Doige 

Huctouch, Xew Brunswick 
Magoon, Iklward C 

Norridgevvock. Me 



CENSUS 

McClintick, Edrrar E 



Bingham. Me 
McClintick, Georcre W 

Hingham, Me 
Maynard, Daisy M Madison, Me 
Meader, Lewis 

Columbia Falls, Montana 
Meader, William 

Rumford Falls. Me 
Meader, Everett (j 

Rexford, Montana 
Mclntire, Annie (Tuscan 

Danvers, Mass 
Merrill, Ellen T ( I'Yench 

I -OS Angeles, Cal 
Mears. .Sarah H (Taylor 

East Saugus, Mass 
McCoUor, Ethel A (Williams 

Cornville, Me 
McLaughlin, Delia H (Hall 

Bingham, Me 
Matson, Charles H 

Skowhegan. Me 
Matsf)n, John T Madison, Me 

Moody, Leon L Pittsfield, Me 

McCarty, Dave F 

Bowdinham, Me 
McCarty, Alice S (Holway 

Madison, Me 
Mathews, Hattie (Perkins 

North Madison, Me 
McKenney, T-ayfayette 

Skowhegan. Me 
Melvin, Ida (Jones Oakland, Me 
Moody, Charles Skowhegan, Me 



C ENS ITS 



6l 



R 

Rouch, Lilla ( Paclhnni 

Binf^ham. Me 
Rice, Hariy A J^.oston, Mass 

Rowell. C larence P Winthrop. Me 
Roach. Delbert Bigelow. Me 

Roach, Klizabeth iM (McChntick 
(iallops Island, Roston, Mass 
Orange, Mass : Ripley, Grace E (Tuscan 

Hucksport. Me 
Rayntond, Bert H 

Patten, Stella C (Irvine Skow began. Me 

Skowhegan. Me Raymond, Walter lirighton. Me 
Padham, Lizzie B Lewiston, Me I Raymond, Iran Brighton. Me 

Padham, Lulu M Waterville, Me: Russell. Daisy M (Bunker 



X 

Newell, Laurette (Milton 

Waterville, Me 
Noble, Annie !- (Adams 

Augusta, Me 

() 

Oliver, IMary K (Holwa}- 



Potter, Irene (MoodN' 



Brighton, Me Rowell, Florence E 



Skowhegan. Me 



Pollard, lames M 

I'hoiiix. K I 
Polbud. i:\erctl 1' 

( )si I'aii' l(*r. V\ .1 -liliiglc Ml 
PulLid. Nc-uic -M 

Richmond. Mc 
Purlin, Lilla M (Ooodrich 



356 East Merrimack street 

Lovcll. Ma-^ 
K.ivv,-il. lU-iina;, i. 

.^k> i\\ began, Mc 
Rtnvell. Ncltic E 

Noriidgewock, Me 
Rowell, Herl^ert B 



Anson, Me' ij-j Randolph st. Chicago, 111 

Padham, William Madison. Me: Ruwell, Caroline 



Padham, Arno Bingham. Me 

Padham A Bingham Me 

Page, Eugene E Bar Elarbor. Me 
Padham, Grace D (Rice 

iXhidison, Me 
Padham, Ida J (V'igue 

Bingham, Me 
Powers, Hannah J (Forbus 

Bartlett, N H 



J R Libby Co, Portland, Me 

Steward, hldith (^Brofee 

Earmington, Me 
Simmons, Alice (Brolee 

Kingtield, Me 
Spear, Bessie Z (Moody 

Madison, Me 



62 



CENSUS 



Smith, May (Jewelt 
Livermore Falls, Me, K F U No i 
Spear, Edward Skowhegan, Me 
Ste\'ens, Delora A (Whitney 

Ashbury, Mass 
Salle}', Birdner M (Longley 

Lexington, Me 
Swain, John J 

Pearl C (Mclntire 
West New Brighton 

Staten Island, N Y 
Westerleigh Collegiate Institute 
Smith, George S 

Livermore, Falls, Me R F D No i 
Severy, C Morris 

No 2 East 57th street, New York 
Severance, Cora B (Jackman 

Lovell, Me 
Savage, Catherine L (McClintick 

Salem. Mass 
Stafford, Sarah V (Joyce 



Taylor, Elizabeth E (Joyce 

Skowhegan, Me 
Tufts, Jennie B (Hunnewell 

Belmont st, Westboro, Mass 
Tuscan, Merlie (Cooley 

Bingham, Me 
Tuscan, Fldwin C Bingham, Me 
'Tuscan, John 

Ipswitch, South Dakota 
'Tuscan, Merlene M (Cooley 

Solon, Me 
Taylor, Ceorge E Skowhegan, Me 
'Taylor, James F 

West Athens, Me 
Taylor, Charles W 

Skowhegan, Me 
Taylor, Austin J West Athens, Me 
Taylor, Myrlie O (Cates 

Wellesley, Mass 



Whatcom, Washington Viles, Mabel (Adams, 



Savage, Lucille M (French 

La Cross, Wisconsin 
Sherman, Frances A (Forbus 

Pawtucket, R I 
Steward, Blanche M (Crotto 



Madison, Me 



W 



T 



Thompson, Walter Embden, Me 
Thompson, Susie B (Lombard 

Embden, Me 
Tibbetts, Mark Heriot Bay, B C 



\\'hipple, Louis G 

29 Winter st, \\'ater\ ille. Me 
Skowhegan, Me Whipple, Inez E (Palmer 

Massachusetts 
Wilson, Ilattie B (Rowell 

Lynn, Mass 



Thompson, Susie B (Lombard War, Jessie Farmington, Me 

Embden, Me Wilson, Martha (Jackman 

East Madison, Me 



CENSITS 



W'ithington, Augustus H 



i Wilson, I*'rccl 



f'3 

Skowiifgan, Me 



44 Commercial st, Boston. Mass i Williams, Daniel A 



VVithington, Alfreda B 



317 West 48 St. Xew N'orl 



163 South St, Pittsfiekl. Mass Whitney, Seth H 



Williams, Fiances E (Maynard 

Madison. Me 
Whipple, Clyde E Union. N H 



North \'assaboro, Me 
Whitney, (jieorge W 

Augusta, Me 



Whipple. Malon P Brunswick' Me i Whitney, Josiah F Ji 



Bowdoin. College 
Weston. Jennie M (French 



Sunimer st, Boston, Mass 
Whitnev, Mellen A Elgin 111 



La Cross. Wisconsin Williams, LaForest C Athens, Me 



Weston, Florence E (Davis 

Skowhegan, Me 1 
Whipple, Albert L Orono, Me I Ward. Ivan L 

University of Maine 
Williams, Fred A Skowhegan. Me 
Williams. Perley B 

Skowhegan. Me 
Wyman, Sadie (Raymond 

Brighton. Me 
Wilson, Floyd S Union, Oregon 
Wilson, Sydney J 

Circle City, Alaska 
Wilson, Perley R 

Circle City, Alaslca 



Williams, (George M 

Waterville, Me 
Brighton, Me 
Williams. Irena E (Longley 

Ijcxington, Me 
Wills. Hattie (Tripp 

Lowell, Mass 
\Miittier Fannie (Moody 

Corn\ilIe, Me 



Y 



York, Emma (Jones 



Cornville, Me 



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Eluglhamfii Tow^n Register 



Early Settlement 

The name of the hrst white man to set foot on the 
soil of Bingham is unknown. Its situation on the east 
bank of the river, the line of travel from the lower 
settlements to Canada leads to the belief that the 
French missionaries must have been the first to come 
to this section. 

Father Druillette came here not far from 1650, 
and Father Rasle about 1695. From that time on, the 
story is a blank till the coming of the whites as clai- 
ments of the lands. William Fletcher was the hrst 
white settler. He came here from Norridgewock in 
1784 and settled on Preble street where Alton B. Carl 
now resides. Mrs. . A. P. Murra}', Albert Webster 
and Eugene Webster are among his descendants. 
Ephriam Wood, also trom Norridgewock came soon 
after Mr. Fletcher and settled where T. F. Houghton 
now resides, on the east side of the river a mile below 



66 HISTORICAL 

the village. ^Nlr. Wood married a daughter ofjoshua 
Goodrich 2d, whom we shall next mention. They had 
eight children Luc}', L}(lia, Ascenath, Louise, Mary, 
Martha, Sarah, Samuel. Joshua Goodrich 2d came to 
Canaan tirst in his venture into Northern Maine. He 
remained there some two or three years and came to 
Hingham. His starting point was Watertown, Mass. 
He settled on the place now owned by Henry Wash- 
burn below the cemetery where he died at the age of 
69 from a broken heart. His affliction was the death 
of his grandson, Joshua (joodrich, age fourteen vears, 
from an accident in a mill owned b\' the old gentle- 
men. Mrs. Joshua Goodrich 2d was one of the prime 
movers in the organization of the Methodist church at 
this place and also in the building of the Union church. 
Mr. Goodrich ga\e the land ior the cemetery below 
the village. 

Daniel Foster, one of the ver}- early comers, 
settled on the place now owned b}' Orrison Gordon. 
He died here leaving no children. 

Obed Wilson, one of the leading men of Bingham 
in its earlier \ears settled in what has been known as 
the Nelson neighborhood on the river road near the 
town line of Bingham and Solon. Fred Merrill, now^ 
living in town is a descendant iVom jNIr. Wilson. 

William Fletcher a relative of the William 
Fletcher before mentioned, built the oldest house now 
standing in Bingham \ illage, now owned bv Frank and 
Curren Smith. The lirst store was kept in this house. 



HISTORICAL 67 

F. G. Williams and Mrs. E. W. Moore are numbered 
among his descendants. 

Edwin riawes was another early settler. 

The Bakers tirst settled in Moscow, and later 
came into Bingham. Among the tirst to settle in Mos- 
cow were Captain Nathan Baker, Chandler Baker and 
Snell Baker. Captain Nathan Baker when he carne 
into Bingham settled on a tarm now owned by John 
Owens, on a part of which the Somerset Railroad sta- 
tion now stands. He had children: Harlow, Samuel, 
George, Alvah, Alden, Edward, Ephriam, Emil}' and 
Julia.^ 

Snell Baker settled in Bingham as proprietor of 
the hotel which was on the site of what is now known 
as the Lander tenement house. He later owned the 
A. P. Murray farm. He had children : Edw^in wS., Alfred 
Wellington, Florence and Julia. 

Chandler Baker bought the hotel property with 
the brother befbre mentioned. He later bought the 
farm on which James O'Hara now lives. He left no 
children. This farm was first settled by Ephriam Heald 
who came from Peterboro, N. H. He built the house 
now owned by E. W. Moore, and occupied by Edwin 
Miller. The river road in the early years extended as 
far as Mr. Heald's place, then to the place occupied by 
the last Block Factor}-, then to a point near Herbert 
Pierce's blacksmith shop. 

Eber Baker, the oldest person in town, was 
ninetv one years old the first of No\ember. He was 



68 HISTORICAL 

born in Moscow. lie came to Bin^luini in 185 i. Emily 
Ilobart of Solon was his wife. Their children were 
Sylvesta P., Sarah G., Helen M., Columbus S., and 
Atalanta L., All are li\ini;- in the village except Helen 
who died some years ago. 

T>evi Goodrich, son of Joshua 2d built the first 
hotel in town and afterwards sold to the Bakers. This 
same hotel rebuilt and remodeled is owned and occu- 
pied by Henry Washburn. 

Joshua Goodridge 3d settled on the farm now 
owned bv Granville Goodrich. This place has been 
in the hands of the Goodrich familv about one hundred 
3-ears. Joshua Goodrich had ten children, Joshua, Jon- 
athan, Seth, Darius, Simon, Wyckliffe, SyKanus, 
Persis, Harriett and Saphronia. 

John Goodrich, another son of Joshua Goodrich 2d 
settled on the tarm now owned by John Kelley. He 
w^as the father of elcNcn children, Cyrus, Jothan, Cal- 
vin, Josiah, Willard, John, Orlando, Simeon, Lewis, 
and two daughters. 

A Levi Goodrich settled on the farm now owned 
b\- Sidnc}- T. Goodrich. This larni has remained in 
the hands of descendants of this family from this time. 
He had children, Packard, Levi Jr., Joseph, Rebecca 
and P0II3. 

Benjamin Goodrich, a son of Joshua Goodrich 2d, 
settled at first on his lather's firm, but afterwards 
settled at The Forks where he ended his days. The\- 
had children, Henr\', Robinson, Frank, Augustine, 



HISTORICAL 69 

Jonathan, and six girls. He was the lirst oi the Good- 
rich's to marry a Baker. Their families have inter- 
wo\en ver}' closely from that time. His wife was 
Malinda Baker. 

Abijah Goodrich another son ol Joshua 2d, lived 
in Bingham for a time on his father's farm but finally 
moved to Concord on the farm where Walter Garland 
now lives. He had children, Joshua, Marshall, Levi, 
C^^nthia and Mary. 

Lydia Goodrich, a daughter of Joshua Goodrich 
2d, married Abel Pari in, a ver}- early settler, and a 
famous hunter. Polly another daughter, married 
Joseph Russell. For a time they lived on the place 
now occupied by Mrs. Martha Rogers. They later 
moved to Moscow. Their children were Frank, Eliza, 
Susan and Polly. 

Mr. Russell was one of Bingham's early settlers. 
Calvin Russell came here from Massachusetts, and 
settled on the farm now owned by Peter Mahoney in 
the central part oi the town. Four daughters of Mr. 
Russell now reside in Bingham village, viz., Mrs. Lu- 
cinda Baker, aged eighty-eight years, Mrs. Cordelia 
Burke, Mrs. Mary Burke and Miss Lydia Russell. 

The following is a list of the names of the first 
settlers and the number of the lot and range where 
they settled: 

NAME LOT RANGE 

Nicholas Smith i i 

Obed Wilson i and 2 i 



^O HISTORICAL 

NAME l-OT RANGE 

Fai Wilson 3 and 4 

Silas Pari in 5 

R. Churchcll 6 

I. Churchell 6 

Daniel Churchell 7 

Solomon Bussell 8 

A. Fletcher 9 

R. Eaton 10 

Ephraim Wood 11 

Silas Parlin 12 

Joshua Goodrich 13 

Daniel Foster 14 

D. Churchell 15 

Ephraim lleald 16 

Levi Goodrich 17 

William Fletcher 18 

E. Chase 19 

W. Russell 19 

Joshua Goodrich, Jr 10 

Joshua Goodrich 11 



Incorporation. 

We give herewith the act ot' incorporation ot 
Bingham and the warrant tor the first town meeting 
they follow: 



historical 71 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

In the 3x^ar of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred 

and Twelve. 

An act to establish the town of Bingham. 

Sect. I. Be it enacted b}' the Senate and the 
House of Representatives in General Court assembled 
and by the authority ot the same, that the township 
numbers one on the first range of townships within 
the Bingham purchase in the County of Somerset, be 
and hereby are incorporated and established as a town 
by the name of Bingham within the following des- 
cribed boundries, viz., south, by the town of Solon, 
east, by number two in range aforesaid, north, by 
number one in second range east of the Kennebec 
river. And the inhabitants of the said town of Bing- 
ham are hereb}' vested with all the powers and privi- 
leges and subjected to the like duties and requisitions 
of other towns, according to the constitution and laws 
of the commonwealth. 

Sect. 2. And be it further enacted that an}' 
Justice of the Peace for the county of Somerset is 
hereby authorized upon application therefor, to issue 
a warrant directed to a free holder and an inhabitant 
ot the said town of Bingham, requiring him to notify 
and warn the inhabitants thereof to meet at such con- 
venient time and place as shall be appointed in said 
warrant for the choice of such officers as towns are by 



72 HISTORICAL 

law compelled and required to choose at their annual 
town meetings. This bill was made a law the sixth of 
February, 1812. 

The names of the jietitioners for incorporation 
were as lollow\s: Joshua Goodrich, Ephraim Wood, 
Edward Howes, Abijah Goodrich, Abner Baker, 
Luther Moore, Calvin Russell, Job Goodrich, Daniel 
Foster and Cahin Pierce. 

Warrant 

To Lieutenant Goodrich, a tree holder and one 
of the inhabitants of the town of Binirham in the 
County of Somerset. 

Greeting: By virtue of the power in the sub- 
scribed, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for 
the County ol Somerset, by a law of the Common- 
wealth ot Massachusetts, an attested copy of which is 
hereunto annexed, I do by these presents in the name 
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, require }ou 
to warn all the inhabitants of said Bingham, qualified 
by law to Vote in town affairs, to meet at the dwelling 
house of William Joshua Goodrich in said Bingham 
on Thursday the twenty-sixth of March, instant, at 
eleven o'clock in the lorenoon then and there to choose 
all such officers as towns within this Commonwealth 
are by law required to choose in the month of March 
or April annually. Ileieof tail not and make due 



HISTORICAL . 73 

returns to the subscribers at or before the day of 
meeting. Given under mv hand and seal at Anson 
this twenty-third ot March in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and twelve. 

Caleb Jewett, Justice of Peace. 

Bingham, June 9th, 1812. A true copy. 

Ephraim Wood, town clerk. 

Pursuant to the within warrant to me directed, I 
haNe notified and warned all the inhabitants of the 
town of Bingham (^ualihed to vote in town aflairs to 
meet at the time and place and lor the purpose therein 
mentioned. 

Levi Goodrich, 

Bingham, June 9, 181 2. A true copy. 

Ephraim Wood, town clerk. 



Military Matters 

We have attempted in the following list to give 
the names ot the men from Bingham who served in 
the ranks of the armies of the United States in the 
War of the Rebellion, With reference to the records 
in the possession of the Nathan F. Blunt Post, No. 
109, G. A. R., and to the Maine Adjutant General's 
Reports we have compiled the following: 

George E. Taylor, Albert N. Glidden, Sewall, B. 
Pierce, James S. Graham, Eugene F. Goodrich, George 



74 HISTORICAL 

Raynliard, Cahin Holt, Nicholas Lakcy, Wellington 
P. Baker, Sumner A. Ilolway, Alfred C. Bates, George 
W. E. Bates, Lyman G. Brown, x\lbert Hunter, Joseph 
Steward, Davis S. Tozier, John Powers, Russell 
Delano, Alvah Withee, Silas D. Piper, Thomas Joyce, 
Alvah Berry, Asa K. Berry, W. E. Adams, Charles B. 
Moody. jNIcK ille C. Wilson, Samuel Albee, Adnorian 
A. Adams, Richard B. Cotton, Charles H. Givens, 
Hiram S. Johnson, Robert Limt Jr., William McCor- 
mick, Thomas Ray, William J. Sharp, Michii:! Sweene}', 
Michiel Turner, Edmund A. Whipple, Henry Otis, 
Nicholas Leahy, Pechi Zephirin, John Power, John 
Smith, Samuel S. Smith, Allen IL Cook, Byron R. 
Smith, Nathan F. Blunt, Andrew J. Church, John 
Ronco, Jr., John Ronco, Francis B. Young, Calvin R. 
Young, Ruel K. Ste\ens, Franklin B. Cobb, Joseph H. 
Goodrich, J. A. Young, Isaac T. Daggett, Webster D. 
Moore, Nathan Corson, John L. Clark, Nathaniel Dow- 
in, Thomas H. Dinsmore, James Hughes, Ephriam W. 
Baker, Franklin Jones, Mark Longley Jr., Chandler S. 
Moody, Asa F. Steward, Henry Sands, Henr}- Collins, 
J. F. Rogers, Llewllyn Williams, Tilson Baker, Elijah 
G. Hall, J. O'Hara, Leonard V. Baker, James Hughes, 
S. P. Baker, W. M. Nottage, O. Thompson, William H. 
Collins, F. L. Williams, R. B. Pierce. 



HISTORICAL 75 

Mercantile and Manufacturing 

.MERCANTILE 

Ephraini Ileald and Levi G. Fletcher are said to 
liave been the first traders in the town ol Bingham. 
The date is fixed about 1 815-^1 7. The tirst store was 
in the house next above Mark Savage's store. In 1825 
the. store now occupied by W. B. Goodrich was built 
by Levi G. Fletclier and occupied by him until about 
183s- About this time William Rowell was doing 
business in Frank HunnewelTs store as it is now 
known. W. Parlin traded where Lander's store now 
stands. Simon Goodrich bought out Levi Fletcher 
about 1835. lie continued here in business during 
the long period till 1878 when the business fell into 
the hands of W. B. Goodrich who has it today. 
William Rowell was succeeded by Joel Colby. Wel- 
lington Parlin wiis succeeded by Benjamin Smith 2d 
about i860. Nathan Norton was also a merchant. 
Roby Sands was in business here for some years. 
Calvin Colby, Dinsmore & Lander were in trade for a 
term of years. Colby & Preble after vacating the 
Post office building, erected the large new block op- 
posite. That tirm has since changed to Preble & 
Robinson and is doing a good business at the present 
time. In the store where the harness shop now is, 
there were at different times the following: Abigail 
Greenwood, Emily. Savage, Mark Savage, E. W. 
Moore, and George L. Baker, 



76 HISTORICAL 

Other lirnis doin;^ business in Bingham at dillcrcnt 
times, so far as we ha\ e learned, were as follows: Sav- 
age & Houghton, Sa^■age lV: Clark, Mark Savage & Co. 
Abbey & Dinsmore built Union Hall Bloek. Some of 
the tirms that have done business in this bloek are the 
following: Baker & Bray, Cal\in Ilunnewell, A. B. 
Chase, Thompson & Miller, Thompson »S: Chase, Miller 
& Dinsmore, Dinsmore & Son, Mr. Bergonzi, A. Dins- 
more & Son, A. C. Dinsmore, and Arlie Dinsmore. 

John Cummings was also in business in the Good- 
rich store at one time. He continued less than one 
year, and was succeeded b}- W. B, Cioodrieh. A. S. 
Burke has been lor many years one of Bingham's sub- 
stantial business men. At the station A. S. Burke & 
Co. built and ran tor se^"eral 3-ears a iced store and 
grist mill. This property has since become the pro- 
perty of B. F. Parrott. 

Benjamin Smith abo^■e mentioned was succeeded 
by S. -V. & A. Dinsmore. Warren Colby and Wel- 
lington Baker built the store next to Donigan's. 
Horatio and L. C. Andrews succeeded Colby & Baker. 
The firm later became L. C. iVndrews. In the store 
wdiere the Post Office now is T. H. Preble & Co. traded 
lor a time. They were succeeded by Colb\- & Preble. 
T, H. Oilman was also in this store in business. 

01 the present merchants we must sa}' in justice 
to them that they are progressive, and are making the 
most of their opportunity to build up the business side 
of Bingham. No account would be complete without 



HISTORICAL 77 

the mention oi such men as J. J. Lander, E. W. Moore 
Mr. Buck, the genial druggist, A. T". Donigan, and 
others whose names ha\e appeared in this necessarily 
brief account. 

M ANU FACTU R I XG 

Bingham has not been able to make a specialty' 
of manutacturing like her sister town, Solon, she has 
however been favored to a certain extent in this line. 
Her manufacturies ha\e been nearl)- all, save the saw 
and grist mills — alwavs a necessity from the first per- 
manent settlement, through all time — confined to 
special lines. In this list mav be mentioned Baker's 
Calk business, the Last-Bl(K^k business, and the Peg 
Industry. 

The Last-Block business was started in Bingham 
by S. A. Dinsmore and J. J. Lander. The date was 
1889. Two \ears later the Bingham Last-Block Co., 
was organized here comprising the Dinsmore & Lander 
Co., and the Fitz Bros. Co., of Durham, Maine. Six 
vears ago Messrs. Dinsmore & Lander sold out to the 
Fitz Bros. Co., who ran the business till last spring 
when the}' dismantled the mill and went out of the 
business at this place. The same industry is being 
carried on by Mark Savage and J. J. Lander under the 
firm name of Lander & Savage. The mills were built 
on the east bank of the Kennebec river just west from 
the village. 

The Peg mill was built here in 1898 by the McKay 
Shoe Co., of Boston, Mass., and gave promise of being 



7 8 llISTORR'Al.. 

;in important business, but was continued onh' one 
year, remaining;; closed since tliat time. 

The Baker Calk business was started in 1S72 by 
Anion liaker and his brother C\rus M. Baker, under 
the th-ni name ol" C M. and A. Baker. The calks 
ha\e become so well known in all regions where lum- 
berinii; is carried on to anv extent that no e.\planatii)n 
is needed. The Baker's made the square shanked calk 
so-called at first by the use ol hand hammers. The 
plant first used by the compan}' on Austin Stream 
about a half a mile abo\e Bingham ^illa^■e. Anion 
Baker in\ented a trip hammer lor the more rapid 
manufacture of calks thus increasing the amount ol 
the output a great deal. By various other inipro\e- 
ments and enlargements ol'tlie plant the output was 
increased iVom 7,000 in 1S72 to 7,000,000 in 1892. 
The patents were taken out in 1879. This same }ear 
a new fatcor}- was built two miles farther up the 
stream. Its total cost including boarding house, stable 
etc., was $15,000. The crew worked by the concern 
was about 30 men, operating the plant day and night. 
In 1882 C. M. Baker sold to A. Baker his interests in 
the concern. About this time Ephraim AVitham ol" 
Carratunk began the manufacture of the same kind ol' 
calks, infringing on the leaker patents. Not far from 
this time Mr. Baker took vS. A. Dinsmore and Cal\ in 
Colby into the concern as partners. Later Mr. Baker 
retired Irom the concern tor good reasons. Later the 
concern was merged into a trust including ti\e other 



HISTORICAL 79 

concerns. The contest over the patent was waged tor 
some time but imsiiccessrully on the part ot Messrs. 
Dins more & Colby. 

The factory is not now in operation, the calks 
are now being made elsewhere. Mr. Baker invented 
most ol the machinery that was in use by the concern 
and it is considered by experts to be most practical and 
effective. 

Mr. Baker has produced manv inventions, and is 
now starting a business of making an improved calk 
which bids fair to make a business the equal of the old 
industry. 

A saw mill that is of recent date is located at 
Badger's Siding on the Somerset Railroad about halt 
wa}' between Solon and Bingham. It is now owned 
and operated b}' E. J. Russell. It docs a good business 
in lono; and short lumber and shingles. 



Church Account 

CONGREGATIONAL. 

The church history ot the town ol Bingham begins 
at an early date — in the year 1805 — when the Congre- 
gationalist society was organized. In this society there 
were three men and five women, viz., Joseph Bussell, 
Ephraim Wood, Josiah Ileald, Sarah Fletcher, Bridget 
Heald, Betse}' Bussell, AUis Whipple, and Lephe 



8o HISTORICAL 

Wood. The society wjis formed under the leadership 
of tlie Rc\. jotham Sewall. Thirtv-two \ears later 
the first church in Bingham was built. The structure 
is the present Methodist church. The church was 
a Union church and the house was owned by people in 
Bingham, Concord and Moscow. It contained tifty- 
two pews, each owner olOne pew haxing the prixilege 
of lia\ing whom he chose preach one Sunda}' each 
year. The cost oi the building must have been not Tar 
from $4000. The church is located at the lower end 
of the village, near the Somerset Railwa\" station. 

The Congregationalists had no regular pastor for 
thirty-two years. In March, i5^37, the Rev. josiah 
Tucker became its pastor, and remained here lour 
years and six months. His successors were the follow- 
ing: Cyrus Stone, 1841-4; Henry Smith, 1844-5; Le\"i 
Loring, supplied 1845-6; Sidnc}- Smith, 1847-58; W. 
S. Thompson, supplied 1861-2; George Hathaway, 
supplied 1862-3; J^^hi'' R- Deering, su]")plied 1863-5; 
Henry O. Tha3er, supplied 1865-7; John R. Deering, 
supplied 1867-8; William \\^ilson, supplied lor the last 
part of the year 1868; Rev. Mr. Fullerton, supplied 

seven months 1868; William H. supplied one 

year, commencing in October, 1869; Re\". Mr. Smith, 
supplied three months in summer of 1871; Re\'. Mr. 
Merrill, same length of time in 1872; Rev. Mr. Craig, 
summers of 1873-4; Re\ . Mr. Chase summer of 1875; 
Rev. Mr. Roberts, summer 1876; A. H. Thompson, 
1878; Re\'. Mr. Roberts was the preacher for sixteen 



HISTORICAL 8 1 

Sabbaths in 1B79; Albert ISIcLeod, sixteen Sabbaths 
1881; Robert Peaeoek, 1880; Rev. Mr. Williams, 
twelve Sabbaths in 1882: Rev. Mr. Edwards, supplied 
1882-4; T F. Millett, Oet. 1884, Feb. i, 1890; G. N. 
Hamilton, two 3ears and three months from 1890; J. 
C. Gregory, eommenced here in 1892 and closed in 
1900; George F. Wright, 1900-2; and George H. Rich- 
mond who commenced his labors here in June, 1902. 

In 1895 the church erected a new building in the 
central portion of the village, at a cost of about $7,000. 
This building of beautiful structure stands an ornament 
to the village. Much credit is due Rev. Mr. Gregory- 
for his efficient service in securing the success of the 
project ot building the new home for the society. 

The present membership of the society is sixty- 
five. 

METHODISTS. 

The Methodist Societ}"'s histor}- at Bingham is 
largel}' included in the account of the church at Solon. 
These two societies were, until recently, under one 
pastor and the list found under the Solon Methodist 
Society will apply to this church in general till 1895. 
The Methodists were part owners in the Union church 
when built and have continued to occup}' it to the pre- 
sent day. Since the seperation in 1895, the pastors 
have been the following: Joseph Moulton, 1895-7; W. 
T. Chapman, 1897-8, supplied from Solon; G. II. He- 
mus, also from Solon, supplied this charge two months. 



82 IIISTOI^K'AL 

I lis term was finished by B. V. Da\"is. Robert 
Scott was pastor from 1899 to 1901 ; the next year this 
charge was supplied from Solon. In 1902 Re\'. Fred 
McNeil, the present pastor, was stationed here. 



General Survey 

MASONS 

Bingham Lodge No. 199 was instituted on May 4, 
1893 with the tollow^ing charter members: 

William W. Hamblett, Mark Sayaije, Crosby 
Spaulding, Benjamin F. Smith, Cone\" E. Sanborn, 
John W. Sterling, Gusta\'us S. Witham, Edward L. 
Webster, Robert Woods, William H. Morris, Joel P. 
Whitney, Arthur N. Burke, Charles A. Coleman, Omar 
Clark, Thomas S. Whitney, Le^■i C. Andrews, John J. 
Lander, Ezra Pierce, Fred IL Preble, Isaac W. Adams 
Henry Washburn, Frank M. Jones, Fred G. Williams, 
Albert D. Cassidy, Tilson II. Foss, Eryin W. iSIoore, 
Albert A. Piper, Fred C. Dinsmore, Albert F. Web- 
ster, George W. Baker, F^dwin O. \'ittum, Paul II. 
Cates, Tilson H. Baker, Benjamin W. Adams, William 
II. Clark, Warren Colby, Dexter L. Foster, Elyin W. 
Lock, Moses M. Thompson, Henry O. Chase. John S. 
Ham. 

The first principal officers were: William W. 
Hamblett, W. M.; Eryin W. Moore, S. W.; Arthur 
N. Burke, J. W.; Charles A. Coleman, Sec. 



HISTORICAL 83 

The present principal officers are: Samuel A. 
Smith, W. M.; Tilson 11. Foss, S. W.; William H. 
Collins, J. W. ; William R.Jordan, Sec. 

List ol masters from the tirst year: William 
Ilamblett, Ervin W. Moore, Arthur N. Burke, Benja- 
min F. Smith, Edwin O. Vittum, Samuel A. Smith, 
David G. Bean, 



ODD FELLOWS. 

Mt. Moxie Lodge, No. 137, I. O. O. F., was insti- 
tuted at Bingham on Sept. 24, 1895, w^th the following- 
charter members: Benjamin F. Adams, Samuel E. 
Andrews, Willie E. Andrews, David G. Bean, Norris 
E. Bray, George Baker, Philander Baker, William H. 
Collins, Forest W. Colby, Alfred B. Chase, George 
H. Clarke, Arthur C. Dinsmore, Albert F. Donigan, 
Fred C. Ennis, George E. Goff, Harvey E. Givens, 
Calvin Hilton, Herbert H. Hilton, Robert B. Hilton, 
Charles F. Ham, George C. Miller, Edward S. 
Miller, ErA'in W. Moore, William IL Morris, Herbert 
E. Pierce, Chester A. Rollins, Mark Savage, William 
Spaulding, Parker M. Sanborn, Charles A. Spaulding, 
Mellin G. Whitney, John G. Whitney, Henry Wash- 
burn, Willie B. Wharfi; Gustavus S. Witham. 

Its present officers are: Arlie A. Dinsmore, N. 
G. ; Carroll Clarke, V. G. ; W. E. Andrews, Rec. 
Sec; L. R. Husse}', Fin. Sec; A. B. Chase, Treas. 



84 HISTORICAL. 

I'ATKONS OF IILSHANHJ^V. 

Bingham Grange, No. 237, was instituted April i, 
18S0, with the ibllowing charter members: 

Edward C. Andrews, Sarah Andrews, William J. 
Arno, Irene Arno, Philander Baker, Sarah Baker, 
Albert Burke, Augusta Burke, S. Cleveland, Eunice 
Cleveland, George Collins, Mar}- Collins, J. H. (lood- 
rich, Lizzie (joodrich, W. liolbrook, Kate Holbrook, 
Jabez D. Hill, I^ucetta Hill, Conev Sanborn, Lydia 
Sanborn, Millard Sanborn, Allie Sanborn, S. A. Smith, 
Esther Smith, Sylvanus Steward, Mary Steward, S. T. 
Goodrich, Medora Goodrich, Maria B. Baker, Abbie 
Baker, Victoria Baker, Agnes Goodrich, Anna Hol- 
broke, Abbie Spaulding, Susan Thompson. 

The past masters are: Jabez D. Hill, Charles M. 
Hill, Albert Burke, T. F. Houghton, Desire Goodrich, 
Danville S. Moore, Anion Baker, Granville Goodrich, 
Mrs. D. Baker present master. 

ANCIENT OROKR OF I'NITF.D WORKMEN. 

Dan forth Lodge, No. 47, A. O. U. W. was in- 
stituted at Bingham May 10, 1899. The number of 
charter members were 38. The masters have been: 
A. A. Piper, M. D. ; Norris E. Bray; Harvey Cum- 
mings; W. J. Carl; and Harve\- Cummings, the pre- 
sent M. W. 



HISTORICAL 85 

Town Officers 

Clerks — Selectmen — Treasurers 

CLERKS 

With years of service following names. 

Ephraim Wood, 1812, '13, '14, '15, 'f6, '17, '18, 'ig, '20, '21, '22, '23, 

'25- 
Levi G. Fletcher, 1824. 
Obed Wilson, 1826, '27, '28, '29, '30, "31. 
William Rowell, 1832, '2,3> 34- 35. '3^. '37' '3^^ 44- 
James Heald, 1839. 

Washington Mclntire, 1840, '41. '42, '43, '53. 
Simon Goodrich, 1845, '46, '52, '54, '55, '58, '59, '60, '62, '65, '66, 

'67, '68, '69, '70, '80. 
Chandler Baker, 1847, '48, '50, '51, '61, '63, '64, '79. 
Calvin B. Goodrich, 1849, '56, '57. 
T. F. Houghton, 1871, '72, '73, '74, '75, '76, '78. 
Milford A. Goodrich, 1877, '86. 
E. S. Baker, 1881, '82, '83, '84, '85, '88, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93, '94, 

.95' '96, '97' '98 '99- 
S. S. Gray, 1887. 
W. B. Goodrich, 1899, 1900, '01, '02, '03. 

SELECTMEN. 

Chairman of the Board with Dates of Service. 

Ephraim Wood, 1812, '13, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '20, '21, '22, '23. 
Levi G. Fletcher, 1824. 
Oliver C. Blunt, 1825. 



86 Hl^STORICAL 

Obed Wilson, 1826, "27. '28, "29, '30, "31. 

Washington Mclntiro, 1S32, '23> "34r "35- '36, '37^ '4°' '4'- '42, '43- 

Charles Baker, 183S. 

James Heald, 1839. 

Simon Goodrich, 1844, '45, '46 "52. '54, '55, '58, '59' 60, '62, '65, 

'66, '67, '68, '69, '70, '80. 
Chandler Baker, 1847, '48, '50, '51, 61, "63. 64, '79. 
Calvin B. Goodrich, 1849, '56, '57. 
T. F. Houghton, 187 1, '72, '73, '74, '75, '76, '7S. 
Milford A. Goodrich, 1877. 

E. S. Baker, 1881, '82, '83, '84, '85, '88 '89, '90, '91, "92, '93, '94, '96. 
S. S. Gray, 1886, '87. 
John Cmnmings, 1895. 
E. S. Baker, 1895. 
S. A. Smith, 1897, '98, '99, 1900, "01, '02, '03. 

Second Selectmen with Dates of Service. 

Abner Baker, 181 2. 

Obed Wilson, 1813, '14, '18, '20, '21, '22, '24. 

Calvin Russell, 1815, '16, '17, '26. 

Joshua Johnson, 1819, '23, '25. 

O. C. Blunt, 1827, '30, 's5> '34, '35. 36, '41- 

Levi G. P^letcher, 1828. 

James T. Young, 1829. 

S. Tibbetts, 1831. 

Lot Shorey, 1832. 

Charles Baker, 1837. 

WiUiam Rowell, 1838. 

Chandler Baker, 1839, '45. '46, '55, '58, '59. 

Joshua Wilson, 1840, '44. 

Nicholas Smith, 1842, '43. 

Simon Goodrich, 1847, '48, '51, "53, '57, "72. 

Pickard Goodrich, 1849. 



HISTORICAL 87 

Calvin B. Goodrich, 1850. 

N. Baker, 1852. 

Washington Mclntire, 1854. 

Jonah S. Mclntire, 1856. 

William H. Russell, i860. 

Nathaniel Withee, 1861, '63, '64. 

John Wiley, 1862. 

Jotham S. Goodrich, 1865, '66, '67, '68, '69. 

D. R. Mclntire, 1870, '71. 

E. S. Baker, 1873, '74, '75, '76, '77, '79. 
J. D. Merrill, 1878. 

Elias Smith, 1880. 

M. A. Goodrich, 1 881, '82, '83, '84, '85. 

Isaac Adams, 1886. 

John Cummings, 1887, '90, '91. 

C. Colby. 1888, '89. 

Isaac Holway, 1892, '93, '94. 

George W. Smith, 1895, '96. 

G. Goodrich, 1897, '98. 

W. B. Goodrich, 1899, 1900, '01, '02, '03. 

Third Selectmen with Dates of Service. 

Obed Wilson, 181 2, "17. 

Abraham Bigelow, 18 13 

John Goodrich, 18 14. 

Stephen Parlin, 18 15. 

Edward Howes, 18 16. 

Calvin Russell, 18 18, '21, '22, '24. 

Levi G. Fletcher, 18 19, '20. 

William Willey, 1823. 

Silas Tibbets, 1825, '30, '34. 

Oliver C. Blunt, 1826, '31. 

Calvin Russell, Jr., 1827, '28, '36, '45, '46. 

Joshua Johnson, 1829. 



88 HISTORICAL 

Darcnus Johnson, 1832 '42. 

Lot Shory, 1833, '39, '40, '41. '43, "44. 

Jeremiah Tuck, 1835. 

William Rowell, 1837. 

Chandler Baker, 1838, '53, '54, '73. 

Nathan Baker, 1847. 

Calvin B. Goodrich, 1848, '55, '59, '67. 

Seth Robinson, 1849. 

Benjamin Cleveland, 1850, '51. 

W. H. Russell, 1852. 

Nathan F. Blunt, 1856. 

Nathaniel Withee, 1857, '58. 

John Willey, i860, '61. 

Samuel W. Baker, 1862, '70. 

B. Smith, 2d 1863, '64. 

David R. Mclntire, 1865, '66, '69. 

Thomas F. Houghton, 1868. 

A. P. Tobey, 187 1, '72. 

Elias Smith, 1874, '79, '87. 

J. B. Merrill, 1875, '77. 

E. P. Cooley, 1876 
Amherst Spofford, 1878, 
Stephen Jones, 1880. 
John Commings, 1881, '82. 
Isaac Holway, 1883, '84, '85. 
S. P. Tinkham, 1886, '88. 

L. G. Brown, 1889, '90. 

George W. Smith, 1891, '92. 

S. A. Smith, 1893, '94. 

Granville Goodrich, 1895, '96, "99, 1900. 

W. B. Goodrich, 1897, '98. 

F. H. Colby, 1901, '02. 
Henry Cooley, 1903. 



HISTORICAL 89 

TREASURERS. 

With the Dates of Service. 

Joshua Goodrich, 1812. '13. 

Daniel Foster, 1814, '15, '16. 

Levi Goodrich, 1817. 

Calvin Russell, 1818, '19, '20, '21, '32, '23. 

James T. Young, 1824, '25. 

Levi G. Fletcher, 1826, '27, '30, 31, '^2, '2^, '34, 35, '36. 

Oliver C. Blunt, 182S, '29, '40. 

Pickard Goodrich, 1837, '38. 

Davis Baker, 1839. 

Daniel Wilson, 1841, '42, ' 43, '44, '45, '46, '47, '48, '49, '50. 

J. T. Young, 1 85 1, '52, '53. 

Abner Dinsniore, 1854, '55, '56, '57, '58, '59, '60 '61, '63, '64, '65, 

'66, '67, '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, '73, '74, '75, '76. 
Nathan Baker, 1862, 

Calvin Colby, 1877, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82, '8^^ '^4, '85, '86, 
S. W. Baker, 1887, '88, '89, '90, '91, '92. '93. 
E, W, Moore, 1895, '96, '97, '98, '99, 1900, '01, '02, '03. 



Cemis^s of Bm^Jhainffi 



I190S 



Bingham' Maine, Post Op^fice. 



A 

Andrews, Edward N, lumberman 

Emma J (Whorff, hw 
Adams, Joseph, far 

Amanda (Chase, hw 

Alice L, waitress 

^Josephine, hw 

*Fred L, mill wk 

Stella, stu 
Adams, Alonzo F, far 

Catherine (McClintick, hw 
Andrews, Nathan J, far 

Annie T (Ball, hw 

*Nettie M, hw 

*Rena J, hw 

*Minnie B, bk-kpr 

Edward N, lumberman 

Carroll C, lumberman 

Ethel L. hw 
Adams, Charles S, guide 

Jennie (Cahill, ex-tr and hw 



William C 
Adams, Benjamin F, barber 

Juliet F (Goodrich, hw 
Abbey, Charles W car 

Malora P (Smith, hw 

*Carrie M, hw 

*Lizzie E, hw 

* Lottie M, hw 

* Susie E, hw 
*Rosie B, waitress 
*Mattie R, hw 
*Sanford H, car 

Andrews, Samuel E 

lumber scailer 
Edith M (Baker, hw 
Earle E, stu 
Dorris H, stu 



B 



Baker, Eber, blk 
Sylvester P, 



CENSUS 



91 



Sarah G, h\v 

Columbus S, far 

Atlanta L, dress m"kr 
Baker, Maud E, dress m kr 
Baker, Helen M (Dinsmore, hw 

Edith M, hw 

*Nellie M, tr 

*Guy S, undertaker and mer 
Bates, Chester W, car 

Lucy x\ (Ham, hw 

*Bertha L, hw 

Flossie E, stu 
Bean, 1) G. 

agt for shovel handle co 

Mary H (Steward, hw 

Forest O, 'manufacturer 

Nina L, stu 

Ross D, stu 

Nona B, stu 
Bean, Forest O, manufacturer 

Edith L (Bean, hw 
Baker, Austin H, wk on lumber 

Rosa A (Huff, hw 
Burke, Alfred S, mer 

Kate M (Clark milliner 
Burke, Cordelia (Russell, hw 

Alfred S, mer 
Baker, Hosey, lab 
Baker, Fred E, far 

Flora A, hw 

*Caddie H, hw 
Baker, Lucinda (Russell, hw 
Baker, Charles F, 

ex-engineer and cl 



Eunie J (Baker, hw 

Mona G stu 

Beatrice P 

Norman A 
Baker, George L harnesses dl'r 

Mary E (Thurlow, hw 

Marion E, stu 

Christine E, stu 

Laura V, stu 

Geraldine T 
Baker, Sylvester P, far 

Maud E, dress m'kr 

May B, tr 

Danveis C, far 

Austin H, far 
Baker, Amon 

dep sheriff and machinist 

Sarah F (Berry, hw 

Charles F, mach 
Baker, Fred L, lumberman 

Ethel E, stu 

Linnie E, stu 

Roy F, stu 
Baker, Lincoln, lumber op 

Cora B, nurse 

Fred L, lumbur op 

Blanche N, hw 

Maria B (Spaulding, hw 
Bean, Melvin C, moterman 

Ivie D (Clark, hw 
Bergonzi, John, fruit d'lr 
Bean, Addie E (Young, hw 

Chester A, stu 
Bray, Clara R (Dinsmore, hw 



92 



CENSUS 



Brown, William F, railroad \vk 

Lizzie A (Lemore, h\v 

Edith M 
Burke, Mary H. (Russell, hw 

*Arthur X harness m'kr 
Burke, Ethel A, stu 
Brown, Nancy E (Rowe. hw 

*Cora O, hw 
Boynton, Walter A, lumberman 

Ethel S (Huff, hw 

Leona L 
Bean, Lillian A (Stuart, hw 

Eula M, stu 
Brown, Margaret (Cuddle, hw 

Addie, hw 

*Annie, hw 

Lephe, hw 

Daisy, hw 

Inez, hw 
Brown, Lyman G, far 

Leonard W, far 

George W, far 

*Eva L. hw 

Carrie S, hw 
Bates, Alfred C, far 
Badger, George W, far 

Mary E (Church, hw 

*B Leroy, stu 

* Nettie M, hw 

* George P, mill wk 
Omar P, stu 

Guy W, stu 
Clyde C, stu 
Brown, Alice M (Hoyt, hw 



* Flora, factory wk 
Burton, George W, teamster 
Burns, Binna, waitress 
Bryant, Annie, cook 



Cahill, John, lumberman 

Florence M, hw 

Jennie L, stu 

John L, stu 

Helen M, stu 
Collins, Thomas M, guide 

Stella S (Berr\% hw 

Harold C 

Mont M 
Clark, Carroll, mill wk 

Nellie M (Fraine hw 
Collins, Henry, car 

Mary (Love, hw 

*Willie, mer 

*Mary A, hw 

*01ive, hw 
Carle, Alton B, sur 

Lena I) (Robinson, hw 

Harold A 

Mary D 
Carney, Maria M (Miller, hw 

Bessie A, stu 

Alice B, stu 

Mary E 
Carney, Mary E (Jones, hw 

*Lizzie R. hw 

*William J. far 

*B F. far 



CENSUS 



93 



Clark, Annie E (Smith, h\v 

Ivie D, h\v 
Colby, Forest H, agt I P Co 

Carrie B (Robinson, hw 

Lena M, stu 

Florence H, stu 
Colby, Mary W (Dinsmore, nurse 

Poorest H, agt I P Co 
Cummings, John, car 

Lydia S ( Fowle, hw 

Blanche, hw 

Harry, R R ser 
Craig, Horace J, sur 
Carl, Willard J, far 

Mary L (Rollins, hw 

Leroy R, stu 

Hazel B 
Cummings, Harr}', R R ser 

Myrtie M (Church, hw 

Calla E 
Curtis, Elsie E (Mclntire, hw 

Fabian F, far 

*Winnie E, hw 

Evie M, hw 

Elbie D, ferry -man 
Colby, Julia E (Baker, hw 

Georgia M, tr 
Colby, Charles, truckman 

Viola (Dinsmore, hw 

Belle M, hw 
Chase, Alfred B, far 

Eliza A (Beard, hw 

*Lilla V, hw 

*Eben B, cl 



Chase, Henry (), car 

Ella V (Moore, hw 

Maurice M, car 
Cahill, Mamie, cook 
Cates, Carl O, car 

Mattie O (Givens, hw 

Margie L, stu 

Raymond P 

Urban L 

Abbie E 
Carl, Cyrena F (Healy, hw 

Willard J, lumberman 

Alton B, scailer 

Perley C, mill wk 
Connor, Henry, far 

Annie (O'Neill, hw 

*Nora, hw 

*Annie, hw 

* Nettie, waitress 

William, lumberman 

John, lumberman 

Joseph, stu 

Agnes, stu 
Cassidy, Patrick M. far 
Cassidy, John J, far 

Lizzie M (Hannan, hw 

Mary E, stu 

Sarah E. stu 

Daniel E 

P Leona 

Joseph J 
Curtis, Frank H, far 

Flora N (Flanders, hw 

Walter I, stu 



94 



CENSUS 



Carrie M I 

Curtis, Ann C (Squares, h\v ' 

* Nelson VV, far 

*Edgar 1, far 

*Carrie M, h\v 

*Fred T, mill \vk 

Frank II, far 
Clark, Albion L, far 

Fannie G (Cooley, h\v 

Perley A, far 

Ralph A, far 

Leeland A, tr 
Cooley, Henry A, far 

Mabel (Tozier, hw 

Nina, stu 

Ethel, stu 

Alcaeus, stu 

Marietta 

r> 

Dinsmore, Arthur C, undertaker 

Alice A (Baker, hw 

*Lephe D, hw 

Arlie A. bycicle repair 
Dinsmore, Austine, ex mer 

Mark A, ex mer 
Dinsmore, Mark A, ex mer and el 

Belle J (Baker, hw 

Harry A, stu 

Herbert B, stu 
Dinsmore, Julia A ((ietchell, hw 

Viola, hw 

*Martha E, hw 

Arthur C, unilertaker 
Donigan, A F, mer 



drug-ist 
stu 
car 



1^^ 

Ennis, Fred C, R K P O C\ 
Fannie C (Pratt, hw 
Frank W, stu 
Walter P, stu 
Harry W, stu 
Ruth 
Robert C 

F 

Foster, Dexter L, retired 
Barbara (Phillipps, hw 
Grace 
*George H, R R ser 

* Samuel J, 
Fraine, Helen S. 
Foss, Tilson H, 

May L (Preble, hw 
*Alice S, hw 
E\a A, hw 
Foss, Gusta\"us, retired 
Sarah F (Baker, hw 
Tilson H, car 

* Caddie E, hw 
Charles A, lumberman 

* Agnes M, bk-kpr 
Ford, Ada, hotel wk 

Fogg, Edmund L, Somerset R K 
Flora V (Rogers, hw 
Ralph C, stu 
Norman L, stu 

Flanders, Daniel, far 

Clara E (Jacobs, hw 
*Fred L, lumberman 
Flora N, hw 



CENSUS 



95 



*Chester C, mill \vk 
Arthur C, stu 
Wilbur F, stu 
Fletcher, Lenas B, far 
Hattie E (Clark, h\v 
* Mabel A, hw 
*Alice M, hw 

G 

Gordon, Orison 

lumberman aud far 

Blanche (Cummings, hw 

Emma M, stu 

John H, stu 
Givens, Charles FI, painter and car 

Harvey E, painter 

Mattie O, hw 

Leah (Withee, hw 

Oscar M, stu 

Eunice M, stu 
Goodrich, Mae A, ex tr and hw 
Goodrich, Sidney T, far 

A Medora (Jones, hw 

Elizabeth L. stu 

Ralph P, stu 
Goodrich, Sarah G (Baker, hw 
Goodrich, Willis B 

Selectman Town cl and mer 

Alice M (Taylor, hw 

Merton T, stu 

Leon W, stu 
Goodrich, Granville, far 

Alice M (Robinson, hw 

*Claude, car 



Lenora A, hw 
Alvenus A 
Gould, Eugene, lab 

Alice M (Hoyt, hw 

H 

Hilton, Robert B, wk at loging 

Carrie L (Andrews, hw 

Emma M, stu 
Hunnewell, Frank S 

lumberman and mer 

Carrie M (Hill, hw 

Bert H, stu 
Hannan, Michael, far 

Mary A (Colgan, hw 

* Peter H, wk on lumber 

Elizabeth M, hw 

*Sarah M, hw 

Hugh H, wk on lumber 

Mary A, tr 

Phillip J, stu 

James J stu 
Flail, Elijah G, lumberman 

Nancy V (Sterling, hw 

Frank E, lumberman 
Hall, Frank E, lumberman 

Evie M (Curtis, hw 

Evan F 
Haslett, John B, lumberman 
Hilton, Frank W, lumberman 

Abbie E (Andrews, hw 

Maud E, stu 

Errold F, stu 

Keith E, 



96 



CENSUS 



Ilusscy, L R, phologiaphei" 
Hamilton, Leonard, teamster 

Annie M (Cates, hvv 

Karle L 
Huff. Kliza T (Bean, liw 

Rose A, h\v 

Bert B, far 

Ethel, h\v 
I loll, Daniel J painter and car 

Etta (Adams 
millinery and boarding house Inis 

Inez P, stu 

Katie A, stu 
Hardy, John, R R ser 
Harriman, Sarah A (Felker, h\v 
HoweSf Davis, cl 
Hughes, Livonia (Mcquire, h\v 

Ered K, far 

Myrtie M 
Hunnewell, Joseph, far 

Celia R (Packard, h\v 

* Viola L, Stu 
Olando H, stu 
Marietta H, stu 
Edwina L, stu 
Alma C 

Houghton, Thomas E, far 
Clara E (Dinsmore, h\v 
Marita, h\v 

Holden, Naomi \V (Bates, h\v 

* Alfred M, car 
Haskell, Stephen, hotel cl 
Hubbard, Harry S, hotel cl 

Myrtie E (Whitney, waitress 



J 

Jordan, William R, law and ins bus 

Cora M (Smith, hw 

Rudolf S 
Jordan, L W. dentist 

E A (Steinke, hw 
Joyce, Michael T, far 

Charles T, mill wk 

Hattie H, hw 
Johnson, William, far 
Jordan, James A, mgr 

Bingham br B E Parrolt Co 
Jackson, Naomi W (Bates, hw 

*Myrtie A, hw 
Joy, Martha S (Barton, hw 

*Einerson W, hotel cl 

K 

Kidder, Clara R (Dinsmore, hw 

Helen B 
King, Edgar J, far 

*Lephe E, hw 

Blanche M, stu 

Nancy E (Rowe, hw 
Kelly, John H, far 

*Mary A, nurse 

*Annie M, hw 

*Harjy P, wk on lumber 

Addie M, stu 

Agnes L, stu 

Archie P, stu 

Johnie V, stu 

Huiihie M. stu 



CENSUS 



97 



Knights, Dennis, far 
Cora (Corson, hw 
Stella, stu 
Mary 
Dennis Jr 



Lander, John J, hardware bus 

Florence M (Baker, hw 

Nora M, stu 

Allen W, stu 

Eugene P, stu 

Mabel G, stu 

Janet F, stu 

Ruth B, stu 

William D, stu 

Alice M, stu 
Lander, Rose C (Smith, hw 
Lawrence, James F 

cond Som R R 

A Hie M (Emerson, hw 

Edward S 
Lapoint, Eli, car 

Mary V (Pearadis, hw 
Lapoint, Michael, wk on lumber 

Noro M (Connor, hw 

Emma M, stu 

Norma H 

Harry M 

M 

Morton, Henry, hotel wk 
Miller, Edward W, far 

Isabelle A (Loweyson, hw 



Victoria, tr 

Eva, stu 

Homer A, stu 

Ephraim, stu 

Oscar J 
Miller, Thomas, far 

Lucy (Logee, hw 

Abraham J, stu 

Ernest F, stu 
McClintick, Edgar E, far 

Hattie (Nugent, hw 
McClintick, George, far 

Grace E (Bigelow, hw 

Lillian G, stu 

Alfred G, stu 

Danney R 
Merrill, Joseph E, far 

Melville L, far 
Murray, Albert P, far 

Nellie M (Webster, hw 

Florence M, stu 
Mullen, Thomas H 

station agt Somerset R R 

Lilla A (Grover, hw 

Mildred S, stu 

Ruth E 
Miller, Eddie S 

railroad employment 

Belle C (Miller, hw 

Lettie A, stu 

Marion H, stu 
Merrill, Frank L, conductor R R 

Lizzie C (Hamilton, hw 

*Fred L R R ser 



98 



CENSUS 



*Susie E, cl 

Leah B, stu 
Milliken, Sarah A (Goodrich, hw 

Florence E, tr 
Murphy, Patrick, cook 

Margaret, Collins, hw 

Alice, hw 

*Rose A, hw 

*Mary E, hw 

Jennie, hw 

*John B, hotel bus 

*Edward C, hotel bus 

* Maggie, hw 

*George, hotel cl 
Miller, Leo E, far 
Moore, Amsley, R R ser 
Miller, James, lab 
Moore, Frank M, far 

Annie E (Smith, hw 
Moore, Charles P, car 

*Stella, hw 

Esther, hw 

Ervin W, drug and jew 

Frank M, far 
Moore, Ervin W, drug and jew 

Lu C, (Colby, hw 

Robert C, stu 
McCoUor, John C, luui wk 

Eva A, (Foss, hw 

Arlene A, 
Moore, Abel N, hotel porter 

Izannah A (Baker, hw 

Ainsley C, R R ser 

Edgar S, stu 



McCollar, John, teamster 

Ellen M (Mahoney, hw 

*Nancy A, hw 

Marcus, teamster 

*Bertie, hw 

John C, wk on lumber 

Nellie E, hw 

Bridget, stu 

Barney A, stu 

Frank, stu 
Miller, George C, meat bus 

Emma C (Baker, hw 

Mont S, cl 

Erwin W, stu 

Mildred B 
Miller. Inez A G, stu 
Morris, Guy M H, stu 
Mahoney, Phillip J, retired far 

Mary A (Ambrose, hw 

Mary E, hw 

Phillip Jr, mill wk 

*John, mill wk 

*Thomas J, mill wk 

Peter, far 

James E, wk on lumber 

*William, niill wk 

Anne, hw 
Mahoney, Peter, far 

Ethel (Andrews, hw 

Ruth A, 
Mahoney, Merle J, stu 
Miller, John, far 

Lilla I) (Baker, hw 
Maxim, VN'iiliam, far 



CENSUS 



99 



McNeill, Frederick, M E clerg 
McNeill, R Emma, stu 
McNeill, Annie E, stu 
Mare, Fidelia (Tuscan, h\v 

Noble, John, harness m'kr 
Nottage, Sanford J, far 

Ada E (Steward, hw 

Eva H, hw 

George O, far 

O 

Osgood, Enoch W, lab 

Carrie S (Brown, hw 
Owens, John, far 

Thomas H, far 

John F, far 

*Alice L, hw 



Preble, Nathaniel W, shoe m'kr 

Susan C (Dinsmore, hw 

Morris E, guide 
Preble, Abbie (Smith, hw 

Benjamin F, carriage m'kr 

Nathaniel W, shoe rep'r 

*Charles W, mer 

Fred H, mer 

*Augustus L, mer 

Mary, hw 
Preble, Fred H, mer 

Lephe S (Colby, hw 

Nellie M, hw 



Preble, Fred W, cl 
Piper, Albert A, phy 

Fannie M (Pierce, hw 

John O, tr 

Walter E, stu 
Pierce, Ingram C, far 

*Gertrude M, stu 

R 

Redmond, John, far 

Evie S (Powell, hw 

Jessie W 
Redmond, Mary J (Wilson, hw 

John, far 

Mary J, hw 

*Lilla B, hw 

Leona E, stu 
Russell, Ernest J 

lumberman and millman 
Robinson, William S, 

lumberman and far 

Jennie E (Spaulding, hw 

Althea M, stu 

Bertha B 
Rollins, Chester A, lumberman 

Grace M (Robinson, hw 

Elizabeth J 
i-lowe, Morrill C, lumberman 

Annie A (Rollins^ hw 

Helen M 
Rollins, Thomas D, R R ser 

Rosie L (Gates, hw 

Elsie E, stu 

Ines A, stu 

Christie L 



I GO 



CENSUS 



Russell, Lydia K, h\v 
Rowe, Frank B, scaler 

Asniah E (Rollins, hvv 

Lila M, stu 

Hilda A 
Rollins, Dudley L, far 

Elizabeth R (Doyle, h\v 

* Andrew N, far 

Thomas D, R R ser 

Asmah E, hw 

Lesley C, far 

Winslow C, far 
Reynolds, Thomas H, blk 

Cora E (Goff, ex-tr and hw 

Barbara, stu 

Margaret 
Reynolds, George B, 

wk on linnber 

Lizzie B (Golar, hw 
Rogers, Martha (Dunton, hw 

Allen, lab 

James, stu 
Robinson, Walter E, mer 

Nellie M (Preble, hw 

Colby \V 

Allen P 
Roberts, Edward, cook 

Blanche M (Baker, hw 

Leon E 

Amos S 
Reynolds, James S 

teamster and boatman 

1-illian A (Stuart, hw 

Stanton A 



Reynolds, James, far 

Margaret (Fitzsimmins, hw 

James S 

teamster and boatman 

'Jliomas H, blk 

*Mary A, hw 

William J, wk on lumber 

*Maria S, hw 

*Milton R, wk on lumber 

George B. wk on lumber 

Edward E, blk 

Albert R, wk on lumber 

Martha E, hw 

*Sanford G, barber 
Richmond, William A 

Congregational church pastor 

S 

Steward, Wintleld S. blk 

Annie E (Smith, hw 

* Edith M, hw 

Fremont P, stu 
Stevens, Pearl, hotel wk 
Smith, Sarah A (Felker, hw 

*Charles I, lab 
Sands, Henry 

manager of a sporting camp 

Matilda B (Smith, hw 

Alfred W, cook and guide 

Robie H, mer 
Sands, Robie H, mer 

Lenora A (Goodrich, hw 

Lorna A 

Kenneth 



CENSUS 



lOI 



hw 



hw 



Smith, Benjamin, lab 
Alice T (Baker, hw 
Pricilla 
Smith, Samuel A, far 

Esther L (Moore, hw 
Adclie V, hw and tr 
Helen M, hw 
Woodie F, stu 
Lee C, stu 
Glayds N, stu 
Ruth L, stu 
Savage, Amon, far 
Mary A (Felker 
*Emma, hw 
*Charles H, far 
Addie G, hw 
Smith, Margaret (Craige, 
Matilda B, hw 

* William J, far 

Annie E, hw 

Steward, Benjamin M 

baggage master for railroad 

* Daniel, law 

* Carrie E S, hw 
Helen M, stu 
Marcia F, stu 

Smith, Cynthia G (Chase, hw 
Smith, Byron R, retired 

Fannie (Merservy, hw 

Benjamin, lab 

*Carle, car 
Smith, Hiram V, far 

*Hiram P, far 

*Jennie C, hw 



Lorena A, hw 
Rose C, hw 
Spaulding, Charles A 

\vk on lumber 

Media A (Grafft, hw 
Harry E, stu 
Christine A, stu 
Armand L, stu 
Smith, Curren L, far 

Mary (Redmond, hw 
Augusta L, stu 
Hazel J 
Smith, Frank, far 
Sterling, Maria B (Spaulding, hw 

*Georgie M, hw 
Savage, Chandler, retired 
Susan J (Berry, hw 
Mark, lumberman and mer 
*Winslow H, machanist 
*' Edwin R, blk 
*Rose, hw 
*Oscar E, blk 
*Gardiner M, mer 
*Lizzie W, hw 
*01estine W, blk 

Savage, Mark 

lumberman and mer 

Marita (Houghton, hw 
Roy M, mer 
Smith, James, far 

Rose (Withee, hw 
Alfred, teamster 
*Viola, hw 
Henry, wk on lumber 



I02 



CENSUS 



Jennie, hw 
James 

Edward, stu 
Robert, stu 

Savage, John II, far 
Everett J, stu 
Frank W, stu 
Annie N, stu 

Steward, E Mrs ( 



hw 



T 



Tupper, Arthur J, engineer 
Thompson, William, lab 
Thorn, Charles H, R R ser 

Alice M, hw 

James H, stu 

Frederic S, stu 

*Martha E, stu 
Thorn, Martha F (Taylor, hw 

Charles H, R R ser 
Turner, Sumner W, far 

Elizabeth J (Jacknian, hw 

* Harry M 

foreman in tannery 

Rosco M, far 
Towne, Thomas, blk 

Alice (Getchell, hw 

\V 

Whorff, Charles, far 
Jane (Holden, hw 
*Lettie M, hw 
*Williani B, stage driver 
Emma J, hw 
John C, work on lumber 



Wasson, Robert H 

livery stable bus 

Beatirce (Colbath, hw 
Washburn, Henry, hotel bus 

Lillian J (Corson, hw 

Jennie M, stu 
Williams, Francis L, far 

Flora (Withee, hw 

* Eugene B, car 
*Austin I, car 

* Everett A, car 
Nathaniel W, far 
Guy F, far 

*Zylpha M, garment m'kr 
Whipple, David, far 

Angeline E (MacFadden. hw 

Hoza B, far 
Whipple, Hoza B, far 

Nancy H (Cartwright 
Witham, John L, hotel cl 
Woods, Robert, R R ser 

Addie G (Savage, hw 

William H 
Whitney, Joel P 

supt of building dams 

Belle (Boyington, hw 
Webster, Albert F 

surveyor of lumber 

Delia (Brown, hw 
Williams, Fred G, phy 

Belle (Parlin, hw 
Wright, Annie E, hw 
Whitney, S J, head cl in store 
Webster, Mark L, far 

Vina M (Campbell, hw 



CENSUS 



103 



Whitney, Thomas S, lumberman 
Emma C (Pierce, hw 
Clyde L, clothing bus 

Whitney, Clyde L, clothing bus 
Edith B (Lake, hw 



Ruth E 
Wintle, William, 



stu 



Youn: 



Warren, far 



Solon, Maine, Post Office 



15 

Baker, Danvers C. far 
Eva H (Nottage, hw 
Marjie B 

C 

Cooley, Lydia R (Towne, hw 

Leander, far 

*Lizzie, hw 

*Moses R, far 

*Charles M, far 

Manda, hw 
Cooley, Leander, far 

Myrtle, hw 

*George, cl 

Martha M (Brown, hw 

Adelaide, stu 

Lydia L, stu 

Nancy E 

G 

George. Wesley, stu 
Gilman, David, far 
Herbert, far 



Gilman, George G, far 

Vonie E (Adams, hw 

Ernest R, stu 

Ethel J, stu 

Forest I, stu 
Grant, Joshua F, far 

Hannah E (Mathews, hw 

Cony S, far 
Grant, Cony S, far 

Josie M (York, hw 

Guy A, stu 

Minnie, stu 

Crystal 



H 

Holway, Isaac, far 
Martha S (Barton, 
Elsia B, stu 

M 

Moody, John R, far 
Orra (Corson, hw 
Forest, stu 
Preston, stu 



hw 



I04 



CENSUS 



Wallace, stu 

Alma 

Carrie 
Mahoney, Philip J, \vk on lumber 

Mary J (McCollor, hw 

Agnes C, stu 

Etta M, stu 
Merrill, Melville L, far 

Hattie A (Joyce, hw 

Junah S, stu 

R 

Russell, Fred, far 

Eva (Cates, hw 

Evie, stu 

Minnie E, stu 

Alma, stu 

Roland 
Russell. William W, far 

Abbie A (Tuscan, hw 



S 

Smith, Oeorge W, far 

* Angle E, hw 

*George B, cl 

Sadie B, hw 

Carr D, stu 
Spofford, Nancy F (Johnson, 

*Vonie F, hw 

*Clara P, hw 

*Warren W, far 

T 

Tozier, George A, far 

Jennie S (Bessey, hw 
*Lovina D, hw 
*George D, tr 
*Emily J, factory wk 
*Ratie L, hw 
Ozro A, stu 



hw 



Solon, R. F. D., No. i, 



B 

Boynton, Samuel M, teaming 

Zulema A (Cooley, hw 

Frank M, stu 

Lizzie W, stu 

Gladys M, stu 
Burton, Allen J, far 



Minnie (Freeman, hw 
Lillian 



Gilman, Charles B, far 
* Daniel W, far 
*Alonzo B, far 



CENSUS 



105 



*Sarah P, h\v 


Melpheno C, far 


George G, far 


*Emma G, hw 


Mary L (Delaney, hw 


* Moses C, far 


Lizzie F, tr 


*Inize Z, hw 


Goodrich, Temple, retired 


*George S, lab 


*Samuel T, truckman 




*Wentworth, far 


T 


Cyrus H, far 




Goodrich, Cyrus H, far 


Tuscan, Edwin C, far 


Mahnda S (Tozier, hw 


Merlene M (Cooley, hw 


Mabel, hw 


Tozier, Warren S, far 




*Berdena, hw 


H 


Lenora H (Robinson, hw 


Horn, George W, far 


Lural Ji stu 


Lenora (Cook, hw 


Virgil W 



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CENSUS 



NON-RESIDENTS 



A 

Andrews, Lizzie R (Carney 

Greenville Junction, Me 
Andrews, Caddie II (Baker 

Bingham, Me 
Abbey, Sanford H Portland, Me 
Abbey, Rosie B Skowhegan, Me 
Abbey, Susie E Portland. Me 

Ames, Rose (Savage 

7 Atkinson st, Dover, N II 
Adams, Fred L Solon, Me 

Andrews, Minnie B 

Providence, R I 
Adams. Clara P (SalTord 

Madison, Me 

B 

Brown, Emma (Savage 

Lincolnville, Me 
Burke, Arthur N 

141 Portland st Boston, Mass 
Bradley, Carrie M (Abbey 

740 Main st, Hartford, Conn 
Baker, Jennie C (Smith 

Bingham, Me 
Baker, Guy S 

Millinockett, Me 
Baker, Nellie M 
103 Magoon ave, Medford, Mass 



Balentine, Eva L (Firown 

Bethel, Me 
Bouin, Rena J (Andrews, 

Providence, R T 
Badger, B Leroy 

Bates College, Lewiston, Me 
Badger, George P Solon, Me 

Brown, Flora Skowhegan, Me 

Bowden, Inize (Horn 

West Athens, Me 
Burwood, Berdena (Tozier 

Madison, Me 



Clark, Alice (Owens 

Carratunk, Me 
Carbino, Carrie E S (Steward 

Carratunk, Me 
Chase, Eben B Skowhegan, Me 
Carney, B F Bingham, Me 

Carney, William J 

Flanders, Michigan 
Collins, Willie Madison. Me 

Gates. Birtie (McCollor 

Bingham, Me 
Collins. Mary A (Reynolds 

Bingham, Me 
Clark, Georgie M (Sterling 

Carratunk. Me 



CENSUS 



107 



Connor. Etta Waterville, Me 

Connor, Nellie, Waterville, Me 
Curtis, Nelson W Solon, Me 

Curtis, Edgar I 
Curtis, Fred T 
Cooley, Lizzie 
Cooley, Moses R 
Cooley, Charles M 



Anson, Me 

Solon, Me 

Lewiston, Me 

Guilford, Me 



D 



Delano, Annie M (Kelley 

Montreal, Canada 



F 

Foster, George H 
Foster, Samuel J 



Skowhegan, Me 
Goodrich, Samuel T Athens, Me 
Goodrich, Wentworth 

Brighton, Me 
Gilnian, Daniel 

Sprague Mills, Me 
Gilman, Alonzo 

Sprague Mills, Me 

H 

Hill, Rose A (Murphy 

Bingham, Me 
Hall, Lephe E (King 

Pittsfield, Me 
Hutchinson, Lottie M (Abbey 

8 Cushman street, Portland, Me 
Hannan, Peter H Deluth, Minn 
Portland, Me Hunnewell, Viola L Madison, Me 



Corinna, Me 



Oakland, Me 



Fish, Mattie R (Abbey 

Santa Bara, Cal 



Hunnewell, Edith M (Steward 

Bingham, Me 



Foss, Agnes M Gardiner, Me Holden, Alfred M Madison, Me 

Flanders, Fred L Pittsfield, Me Horn, George S Belgrade, Me 

Flanders, Chester C Horn, Moses C Cannan, Me 

Richmnnd, Me , Harville, Lovina D (Tozier 

Skowhegan, Me 
GJ- Holway, Mabel A (Fletcher 

Solon, Me 
Halley, Olive (Collins Solon, Me 



Gregory, Lephe (Dinsmore 

Gorham, Me 
Giles, Lizzie E (Abbey 

32 Atlantic st, Portland, Me 
Goodrich, Claude 

No 7 Michigan ave 
Aberdeen, Washington 
Grover, Angie E (Smith 



Jones, Viola (Smith 



Bingham, Me 



Joy, Emerson W 



Dayton, Nevada 



io8 



CENSUS 



Joy, Alice M (Fletcher Solon, Me 

K 

Kelley, Mary A Carratunk, Me 

Kelley, Harry P Skowhegan, Me 
King, Emma G (Horn 

Madison, Me 



Leadbetter, Lizzie W (Savage 

2653 Welton street 
Denver, Col 
Lapoint, Nora (Connor 

Bingham, Me 
Labree, Nettie M (Andrews 

Madison, Me 
Leydecker, Carrie M (Curtis 

R F I) No 3, Augusta, Me 

M 

Maynard, Lilla B (Redmond 

Waltham, Mass Pierce, Gertrude M 
Mahoney, John Solon, Me Kent's Hill, Me 

Mahoney, Thomas J Solon Me , Preble, Charles W 



Murphy, Fdward C 

VVaterville, Me 
Murphy, George Rockland Me 

McLaughlin, Cora O (Brown 

Bingham, Me 
Merrill, Bertha L (Bates 

Augusta, Me 
McCollor, Sarah M (Hannan 

Solon, Me 

Newton, Annie (Connor 

Madison, Me 
Nottage, Sarah (Gilman 

Solon, Me 

O 

O'Brien, Maggie (Murphy 

F'orks, Me 



Mahoney, William Madison Me 
Mahoney, Lettie M (Whorff 

Solon, Me 
Moore, Martha K Dinsmore 

Franklin, Mass 



Norridgewock, Me 
Preble, Augustus L 

Richmond, Me 
Plummer, Lilla V (Chase 

Rochester, N H 



Merrill, Fred L Augusta. Me Patience, Mary E (Murphy 



Merrill, Susie E 19 Murray St 

Augusta, Me 
Murphy, John B Rockland Me 



West Forks, Me 
Phillips, Annie (Brown 

Fairfield, Me 



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j^ Savage, Edwin R 

r T.- , A,r 7t8 North 7th St, La Cross, Wis 

Rollins, Andrew N Bnigham, Me 3i» '^^^^^ 7'- 



Rounds, Stella (Moore 



Savage, Oscar E 



^Auburn, Me 1051 Washington avenue 

Reynolds, Milton R Bingham, Me ^^S^en, Utah 

Reynolds, Sanford G Savage, Gardn.er M 

Skowhegan, Me North Anson, Me 

Savage, destine W 
S North Anson, Me 

Smith, Hiram P Bingham, Me 

Smith, Alice S (Foss ' T 

Houlton, Me 
Sherman, Caddie E (Foss Thorn, Martha E Fairfield, Me 

Randolph, Me Turner, Harry M 

„ , , • / X 1 Peabody, Mass 

Small, Josephme (Adams >' 

Waterville, Me Treat, Nettie M (Badger 

. , „ T3 Embden Station, Me 

Smith, George h r. ^1 j at^ 

c7 Congress st, Portland. Me Tozier, George D Portland, Me 

^ . ,,, ^^r Tnyipi- Emilv T Madison Me 

SpofEord, Warren W ioziei, r.mu> j 

Carratunk, Me Tozier, Katie L Solon, Me 



Steward, Asa F 

South Gardiner, Me 

Steward, Mary J 

South Gardiner, Me 

Savage, Charles H 

North Anson, Me 
Smith, William J Bingham, Me 

Steward, Daniel North Anson, Me 
Smith, Carl 
658 Washington st, Boston, Mass 
Smith, Charles I 

Mannington, West Virginia 
Savage, Winslow H 

422 Water st, Souix City, Iowa 



, Taylor, Yonie F (Spofford 



Skowhegan, Me 

W 

Williams, Minnie E (Curtis 

Anson, Me 

Whitney, Mary A (Collins 

Bingham, Me 

Whoffe. Nancy A (McCollor 

Forks, Me 

Webster, Maria S (Reynolds 

Bingham, Me 

Williams, Eugene B Madison, Me 



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Williams, Austin I Madison, Me 
Williams, Everetta A 

Madison, Me 
Williams, Zylpha M 

Norridgewock, Me 



Whorff, William B Bingham, Me 
Welch, Myrtie A (Jackson 

Madison, Me 



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